Biochemical Aspect of Grazing Behavior on Mediterranean Rangelands. (CROSBI ID 543765)
Prilog sa skupa u zborniku | izvorni znanstveni rad | međunarodna recenzija
Podaci o odgovornosti
Rogošić, Jozo
engleski
Biochemical Aspect of Grazing Behavior on Mediterranean Rangelands.
Vast arrays of the Mediterranean plants contain secondary compounds that are potentially toxic to herbivore. The herbivore’ s challenge is to acquire sufficient nutrients to evade starvation and produce viable offspring and yet avoid the consumption of lethal doses of secondary compounds (toxins). Animals possess several adaptations that enabling them to better meets their nutritional needs and avoid toxicity. These adaptations consist of some innate avoidance pattern and mechanism that alter the hedonic value of postingestive plant qualities (flavour) based on postingestive experiences (e.g. nutritional benefits or gastrointestinal distress). Plants become more palatable when their consumption has positive postingestive consequences and their palatability decrease when consumption results in gastrointestinal malaise. Understanding the role of plant secondary compounds in controlling plant-herbivores interactions is important for managing plant and animals populations in Mediterranean grazed ecosystems. This paper discuss ways in which plant secondary compounds alter the grazing behaviour of mammalian herbivores. Then, the focus will switch to ways in which herbivores protect themselves from over ingestion of phytotoxins.
Mediterranean shrubs; phytotoxins; complementarity; biodiversity; and sheep
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Podaci o prilogu
734-736.
2008.
objavljeno
Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
Hong, Fuzeng ; Guo, Qijun ; Yun, Jinfeng
Lahti: IGC/IRC committee
978-7-218-0585-2
Podaci o skupu
International Grassland Congress (21 ; 2008) ; International Rangeland Congress (8 ; 2008)
poster
29.06.2008-05.07.2008
Hohhot, Kina