The feeding ecology of a selective browser, the giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi)
Journal of Zoology
Open DOIGiraffe evidence area
Nutrition & body condition
Body condition, food supply, starvation, mineral/energy deficiency.
52mapped records
28open-access records
4records with verification flag
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1983–2026
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Food 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 DOIGlobal Rinderpest Eradication: Lessons Learned and Why Humans Should Celebrate Too
The Journal of Infectious Diseases
Open DOIMovements and group structure of giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania
Journal of Zoology
Open DOIFood supply and poaching limit giraffe abundance in the Serengeti
Population Ecology
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