Diet segregation in American bison (Bison bison) of Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, USA)
Abstract Background Body size is a major factor in the nutritional ecology of ruminant mammals. Females, due to their smaller size and smaller rumen, have more rapid food-passage times than males and thereby require higher quality forage. Males are more efficient at converting high-fiber forage into...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Ecology |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12898-017-0137-9 |