When is a herbivore not a herbivore?

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 1985 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Oecologia, volume 67, pages 596-597 (issn: 0029-8549, eissn: 1432-1939,

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Authors: T C R, White;

doi: 10.1007/bf00790034

pmid: 28311048

When is a herbivore not a herbivore?

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Young herbivores are not herbivores. With the apparent exception of some chewing insects they cannot survive and growth without eating animal or microbial protein. Further reinforcing how short available nitrogen is in plant food, adult herbivores must feed selectively and depend on intestinal microorganisms to obtain sufficient nitrogen for maintenance and breeding.

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