Food quality and quantity are more important in explaining foraging of an intermediate‐sized mammalian herbivore than predation risk or competition
Abstract During times of high activity by predators and competitors, herbivores may be forced to forage in patches of low‐quality food. However, the relative importance in determining where and what herbivores forage still remains unclear, especially for small‐ and intermediate‐sized herbivores. Our...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2018-08-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4372 |