Seasonal diet changes in elephant and impala in mopane woodland

Elephant and impala as intermediate feeders, having a mixed diet of grass and browse, respond to seasonal fluctuations of forage quality by changing their diet composition. We tested the hypotheses that (1) the decrease in forage quality is accompanied by a change in diet from more monocots in the w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European journal of wildlife research Jg. 58; H. 1; S. 279 - 287
Hauptverfasser:	Kos, Martine, Hoetmer, Arno J, Pretorius, Yolanda, de Boer, Willem Frederik, de Knegt, Henjo, Grant, C. C, Kohi, Edward, Page, Bruce, Peel, Mike, Slotow, Rob, van der Waal, Cornelis, van Wieren, Sipke E, Prins, Herbert H. T, van Langevelde, Frank
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.02.2012 Springer Nature B.V
Schlagworte:	Aepyceros melampus Biomedical and Life Sciences Colophospermum mopane Deer Diet dieting Diets Digestibility digestion Dry season Ecology Elephantidae Elephants Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Food foods Forage foraging behavior Forests goats Grasses herbivores in vitro digestibility Life Sciences Liliopsida national-park Nutrient concentrations Nutrient content Original Paper Phosphorus Predation Rainy season seasonal variation Seasons serengeti Soil Soil nutrients Soils Tannic acid trees wet season Woodlands Zoology South Africa Diet choice Intermediate feeders Digestibility
ISSN:	1612-4642, 1439-0574
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