Blar i Artikkel - fagfellevurdert vitenskapelig / Articles - peer-reviewed på forfatter "Mahenya, Obeid"
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Giraffe browsing in response to plant traits
Mahenya, Obeid; Ndjamba, Johannes Kambinda; Mathisen, Karen Marie; Skarpe, Christina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Intake rates by large herbivores are governed by among other things plant traits. We used Masai giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi Matschie) as study animals, testing whether they as very large browsers would ... -
Hierarchical foraging by giraffe in a heterogeneous savannah, Tanzania
Mahenya, Obeid; Mathisen, Karen Marie; Andreassen, Harry Peter; Skarpe, Christina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Understanding foraging decisions made by wildlife at different spatio-temporal scales is important for wildlife management and conservation. We tested whether forag- ing decisions by Masai giraffe ( Giraffa ...