Why do cervids feed on aquatic vegetation?

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 28-34

  Ceacero, Francisco ^a   Landete Castillejos, Tomás ^b,c   Miranda, María ^d   García, Andrés J ^b,c   Martínez, Alberto ^b   Gallego, Laureano ^b,c  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aquatic vegetation; Diet seasonality; Minerals; Protein; Red deer; Sodium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SELENIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR; ZINC;

AQUATIC PLANT; DEER; MINERAL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SODIUM; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VEGETATION TYPE;

ANIMAL FOOD; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; LAND BIOME; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PLANT; POND; PROTEIN CONTENT; RED DEER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWEED; SPRING; SUMMER; VEGETATION;

CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS;

AQUATIC VEGETATION; DIET SEASONALITY; MINERALS; PROTEIN; RED DEER; SODIUM;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DEER; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MINERALS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANTS; PONDS; SEASONS; SODIUM; VEGETABLE PROTEINS;

EID: 84890281185     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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