The feeding ecology of a selective browser, the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)
Journal of Zoology
Open DOIGiraffe evidence area
Drought, climate & water stress
Drought, climate change, heat and water stress.
120mapped records
62open-access records
5records with verification flag
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Corpus coverage
1891–2026
52% of mapped records are marked open access. Classification can be imperfect; use the paper-level sources for substantive conclusions.
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Winning by a Neck: Sexual Selection in the Evolution of Giraffe
The American Naturalist
Open DOIFood Consumption and Energy Budgets of the Giraffe
Journal of Applied Ecology
Open DOIThe giraffe and its food resource in the Serengeti. I. Composition, biomass and production of available browse*
African Journal of Ecology
Open DOIEcology of the giraffe in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya
African Journal of Ecology
Open DOIHome range and seasonal movements of Giraffa camelopardalis angolensis in the northern Namib Desert
African Journal of Ecology
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