Herbivory and body size: allometries of diet quality and gastrointestinal physiology, and implications for herbivore ecology and dinosaur gigantism
Digestive physiology has played a prominent role in explanations for terrestrial herbivore
body size evolution and size-driven diversification and niche differentiation. This is based on …
body size evolution and size-driven diversification and niche differentiation. This is based on …
Hypsodonty and tooth facet development in relation to diet and habitat in herbivorous ungulates: implications for understanding tooth wear
The evolution of high‐crowned teeth or hypsodonty in herbivorous mammals is widely
interpreted as a species‐specific adaptation to increasingly wear‐inducing diets and …
interpreted as a species‐specific adaptation to increasingly wear‐inducing diets and …
DNA metabarcoding illuminates dietary niche partitioning by African large herbivores
Niche partitioning facilitates species coexistence in a world of limited resources, thereby
enriching biodiversity. For decades, biologists have sought to understand how diverse …
enriching biodiversity. For decades, biologists have sought to understand how diverse …
Diet diversity is associated with beta but not alpha diversity of pika gut microbiota
Wild mammals often consume different food sources as they become geographical
available. This change in diet composition is likely to influence the gut microbial community …
available. This change in diet composition is likely to influence the gut microbial community …
Assessing the Jarman–Bell principle: scaling of intake, digestibility, retention time and gut fill with body mass in mammalian herbivores
Differences in allometric scaling of physiological characters have the appeal to explain
species diversification and niche differentiation along a body mass (BM) gradient—because …
species diversification and niche differentiation along a body mass (BM) gradient—because …
Evolutionary adaptations of ruminants and their potential relevance for modern production systems
Comparative physiology applies methods established in domestic animal science to a wider
variety of species. This can lead to improved insight into evolutionary adaptations of …
variety of species. This can lead to improved insight into evolutionary adaptations of …
Trophic ecology of large herbivores in a reassembling African ecosystem
Megafauna assemblages have declined or disappeared throughout much of the world, and
many efforts are underway to restore them. Understanding the trophic ecology of such …
many efforts are underway to restore them. Understanding the trophic ecology of such …
The morphophysiological adaptations of browsing and grazing mammals
The behaviour, physiology and morphology of animals are the outcome of adaptations to
particular ecological niches they occupy or once occupied. Studying the correlation between …
particular ecological niches they occupy or once occupied. Studying the correlation between …
Morphological and physiological adaptations for browsing and grazing
Woody plants and grasses are two functionally distinct food groups that pose different
mechanical, nutritional, and ecological challenges to herbivores. Accordingly, herbivores …
mechanical, nutritional, and ecological challenges to herbivores. Accordingly, herbivores …
Facts from feces: nitrogen still measures up as a nutritional index for mammalian herbivores
Fecal nitrogen (FN) has been applied widely as an index of dietary quality in studies of
nutritional ecology of free‐ranging and captive vertebrate herbivores, particularly ruminants …
nutritional ecology of free‐ranging and captive vertebrate herbivores, particularly ruminants …