How a mega-grazer copes with the dry season: Food and nutrient intake rates by white rhinoceros in the wild
Few studies have investigated how free-ranging wild herbivores adjust their food intake rate and nutrient gains during the dry season. Our study focused on the largest extant grazer, the white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum Burchell 1817). Field measurements were made on changes in bite mass, bite...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Wiley
2006
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/32931 |
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