Preliminary description of the diet of Hippopotamus amphibius L. in Loango National Park (Gabon);Première description du regime alimentaire de Hippopotamus amphibius L. au Pare National de Loango (Gabon)

Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 580-583

  Michez, Adrien ^a   Doucet, Jean Louis ^a   Dendoncker, Nicolas ^b   Bouché, Philippe ^a   Vermeulen, Cédric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMUR   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diet; Ecology; Faecal analysis; Gabon; Habitat; Hippopotamuses; Wildlife conservation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AXONOPUS COMPRESSUS; DESMODIUM; FABACEAE; HIPPOPOTAMIDAE; HIPPOPOTAMUS AMPHIBIUS; PASPALUM; PASPALUM VAGINATUM; POACEAE; STENOTAPHRUM SECUNDATUM;

EID: 84888332029     PISSN: 13706233     EISSN: 17804507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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