Dietary plasticity of generalist and specialist ungulates in the Namibian Desert: a stable isotopes approach.

Desert ungulates live in adverse ecosystems that are particularly sensitive to degradation and global climate change. Here, we asked how two ungulate species with contrasting feeding habits, grazing gemsbok (Oryx g. gazella) and browsing springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis), respond to an increase in...

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Main Authors: David Lehmann, John Kazgeba Elijah Mfune, Erick Gewers, Johann Cloete, Conrad Brain, Christian Claus Voigt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3745446?pdf=render