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Title:

Using the Specialization Framework to Determine Degree of Dietary Specialization in a Herbivorous Woodrat.

Document type:
Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Author(s):
Skopec, Michele M; Kohl, Kevin D; Schramm, Katharina; Halpert, James R; Dearing, M Denise
Abstract:
To be considered a dietary specialist, mammalian herbivores must consume large quantities of a plant species considered "difficult" with respect to nutrient or toxin content, and possess specialized adaptations to deal with plant defensive compounds or low nutritional content. Populations of Neotoma lepida in the Great Basin consume Juniperus osteosperma, a plant heavily defended by terpenes, but a detailed dietary analysis of this population is lacking. Therefore, we investigated the extent of...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
J Chem Ecol
Year:
2015
Journal volume:
41
Journal issue:
12
Pages contribution:
1059-68
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s10886-015-0654-y
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26631406
Print-ISSN:
0098-0331
TUM Institution:
Institut für Humangenetik
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