Diet segregation in American bison (Bison bison) of Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, USA)

Body size is a major factor in the nutritional ecology of ruminant mammals. Females, due to their smaller size and smaller rumen, have more rapid food-passage times than males and thereby require higher qualit...

Source: BMC Ecology - July 14, 2017 Category: Biology Authors: John L. Berini and Catherine Badgley Source Type: research