Coexisting with Cattle

被引:26
作者
du Toit, Johan T. [1 ]
机构
[1] Utah State Univ, Dept Wildland Resources, Logan, UT 84322 USA
关键词
UNGULATE DIVERSITY; BODY-SIZE; AFRICAN; HERBIVORES; SAVANNAS; PATTERNS;
D O I
10.1126/science.1212452
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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页码:1710 / 1711
页数:2
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