BIOENERGETICS OF WILD HERBIVORESRobert J. Hudson (Ph. D.), Robert G. White Body size, energetics, and adaptive radiation; Forage behavior: dynamics of dining out; Regulation of forage intake; Digestion; Maintenance metabolism; Incremental cost of activity; Thermoregulation in ungulates; Growth and development; Pregnancy and lactation; Assessment of nutritional status; Computer simulation of energy budgets. |
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