DIETS OF EAST AFRICAN BOVIDAE BASED ON STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS
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- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Mammalogy
- Vol. 84 (2) , 456-470
- https://doi.org/10.1644/1545-1542(2003)084<0456:doeabb>2.0.co;2
Abstract
We provide stable carbon isotope data from 37 species of African bovids to document dietary preferences for C3 browse (or fruits) or C4 grass. TheseKeywords
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