Facilitation versus competition in grazing herbivore assemblages
The importance of facilitation versus competition in structuring herbivore species
assemblages is a critical issue in theoretical ecology as well as for practical wildlife …
assemblages is a critical issue in theoretical ecology as well as for practical wildlife …
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 …
[책][B] Mammal teeth: origin, evolution, and diversity
PS Ungar - 2010 - books.google.com
Winner, 2010 PROSE Award for Excellence in the Biological Sciences. Professional and
Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers In this unique book …
Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers In this unique book …
[책][B] Cattle behaviour and welfare
C Phillips - 2008 - books.google.com
Cattle are one of our major domesticated animals, a higher mammal with complex mental
and physical needs. The benefit of a knowledge of cattle behaviour means veterinarians and …
and physical needs. The benefit of a knowledge of cattle behaviour means veterinarians and …
Mechanisms of foraging in mammalian herbivores: new models of functional response
DE Spalinger, NT Hobbs - The American Naturalist, 1992 - journals.uchicago.edu
The outcome of many high-order processes in ecology depends on the way in which the
abundance and distribution of plants affect the eating rate of mammalian herbivores …
abundance and distribution of plants affect the eating rate of mammalian herbivores …
[책][B] The science and engineering of cutting: the mechanics and processes of separating, scratching and puncturing biomaterials, metals and non-metals
T Atkins - 2009 - books.google.com
The materials mechanics of the controlled separation of a body into two or more parts–
cutting–using a blade or tool or other mechanical implement is a ubiquitous process in most …
cutting–using a blade or tool or other mechanical implement is a ubiquitous process in most …
Diet preference of sheep: effects of recent diet, physiological state and species abundance
1. The preference of sheep for two temperate grassland species, ryegrass and white clover,
was tested by releasing flocks (of three ewes) onto swards (0.25 ha) that contained adjacent …
was tested by releasing flocks (of three ewes) onto swards (0.25 ha) that contained adjacent …
[책][B] Horses and grasses: the nutritional ecology of equids and their impact on the Camargue
P Duncan - 2012 - books.google.com
In 1973, a herd of Camargue horses was released into a nature reserve in the Rhone delta
of France. The comprehensive long-term study of the resulting population eruption provided …
of France. The comprehensive long-term study of the resulting population eruption provided …
Globalization of the cashmere market and the decline of large mammals in Central Asia
As drivers of terrestrial ecosystems, humans have replaced large carnivores in most areas,
and human influence not only exerts striking ecological pressures on biodiversity at local …
and human influence not only exerts striking ecological pressures on biodiversity at local …
Paleoecological reconstruction of a lower Pleistocene large mammal community using biogeochemical (δ13C, δ15N, δ18O, Sr: Zn) and ecomorphological …
Ecomorphological and biogeochemical (trace element, and carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen
isotope ratios) analyses have been used for determining the dietary niches and habitat …
isotope ratios) analyses have been used for determining the dietary niches and habitat …