Search Results - "Demment, M W"

Invited Review: Role of livestock in human nutrition and health for poverty reduction in developing countries by Randolph, T.F, Schelling, E, Grace, D, Nicholson, C.F, Leroy, J.L, Cole, D.C, Demment, M.W, Omore, A, Zinsstag, J, Ruel, M

“…Livestock keeping is critical for many of the poor in the developing world, often contributing to multiple livelihood objectives and offering pathways out of…”
Get full text

importance of scale of patchiness for selectivity in grazing herbivores by WallisDe Vries, M.F, Laca, E.A, Demment, M.W

“…The notion that spatial scale is an important determinant of foraging selectivity and habitat utilization has only recently been recognized. We predicted and…”
Get full text

Patch Depression in Grazers: The Roles of Biomass Distribution and Residual Stems by Ginnett, T. F., Dankosky, J. A., Deo, G., Demment, M. W.

“…1. In this paper the results are presented of two experiments designed to examine the relationship between sward structure variables and the nature of patch…”
Get full text

Sex Differences in Giraffe Foraging Behavior at Two Spatial Scales by Ginnett, Tim F., Demment, Montague W.

“…We test predictions about differences in the foraging behaviors of male and female giraffes (Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi Matchie) that derive from a…”
Get full text

Short‐Term Effects of Cover Crop Incorporation on Soil Carbon Pools and Nitrogen Availability by Hu, S., Grunwald, N. J., Bruggen, A. H. C., Gamble, G. R., Drinkwater, L. E., Shennan, C., Demment, M. W.

“…Winter cover crops are increasingly used to maintain water quality and agroecosystem productivity. Cover crop incorporation influences transient soil microbial…”
Get full text

The Functional Response of Herbivores: Analysis and Test of a Simple Mechanistic Model by Ginnett, T. F., Demment, M. W.

“…1. In this paper we test a simple model of herbivore functional response. The model predicts a foraging animal's average dry-matter intake rate as a function…”
Get full text

Digestion and passage kinetics of chimpanzees fed high and low fiber diets and comparison with human data by Milton, K, Demment, M W

“…To investigate the digestive kinetics and fiber digestion of great apes, we conducted digestion trials on chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) with diets of two fiber…”
Get more information

Effects of canopy structure on patch depression by grazers by Laca, Emilio A., Distel, Roberto A., Criggs, Thomas C., Demment, Montague W.

“…Patch depression is an essential premise of optimal patch use models. We studied the relationship between patch residence time and intake by Bos taurus. The…”
Get full text

A nutritional explanation for body-size patterns of ruminant and nonruminant herbivores by Demment, M.W, Van Soest, P.J

“…The gut capacity of mammalian herbivores increases linearly with body weight. This relationship, coupled with the change in basal metabolism with weight,…”
Get full text

Nutritional ecology of dimorphic herbivores: digestion and passage rates in Nubian ibex by Gross, J.E, Alkon, P.U, Demment, M.W

“…We compared forage digestion and passage rates among three groups of Nubian ibex (Capra ibex nubiana) -- mature males, non-lactating females, and lactating…”
Get full text

Successional Patterns of Mortality and Growth of Large Trees in a Panamanian Lowland Forest by Milton, Katharine, Laca, Emilio A., Demment, Montague W.

“…1 All trees $\geq$ 19.1 d.b.h. recorded subregional patterns in forest composition. 4 Moss polsters may be especially subject to annual or seasonal variations…”
Get full text

Spatial–temporal arrangements of supplementation to modify selection of feeding sites by sheep by Distel, R.A., Soca, P.M., Demment, M.W., Laca, E.A.

“…Undesirable grazing distribution results in land degradation and inefficient forage utilization. Rewards like food supplements have been commonly provided at…”
Get full text

Feeding and Chewing Behaviours of Nubian Ibex: Compensation for Sex-Related Differences in Body Size by Gross, J. E., Demment, M. W., Alkon, P. U., Kotzman, M.

“…1. Size-related differences in digestive capabilities are thought to account for patterns of diet selection, social structure and habitat use by small- and…”
Get full text

Acoustic monitoring of chewing and intake of fresh and dry forages in steers by Galli, J.R., Cangiano, C.A., Demment, M.W., Laca, E.A.

“…The goal was to evaluate acoustic analysis as a means to monitor and quantify chewing behaviour, and to estimate DM intake of forages with a wide range of…”
Get full text

Responses of Pocket Gophers (Thomomys bottae) to Changes in Diet Quality by S. C. Loeb, Schwab, R. G., Demment, M. W.

“…We examined digestibility of dry matter, nutrients, and fiber, and food intake, metabolic fecal losses, weight change, and gut size of pocket gophers (Thomomys…”
Get full text

Graphical Analysis of Sward Depletion by Grazing by Ungar, E. D., Seligman, N. G., Demment, M. W.

“…1. Grazing by domesticated herbivores is discussed as a process of depletion in which the removal of herbage may be associated with a change in intake rate…”
Get full text

Invited Review: Role of livestock in human nutrition and health for poverty reduction in developing countries1,2,3 by Randolph, T. F., Schelling, E., Grace, D., Nicholson, C. F., Leroy, J. L., Cole, D. C., Demment, M. W., Omore, A., Zinsstag, J., Ruel, M.

“…Livestock keeping is critical for many of the poor in the developing world, often contributing to multiple livelihood objectives and offering pathways out of…”
Get full text

Forage ingestion: effects of sward characteristics and body size by Demment, M.W, Greenwood, G.B

“…A model of a grazing ruminant in a range environment integrates ingestive behaviors (bite size, chewing rate, movement rate) and processing behaviors…”
Get full text

Factors determining the digestive efficiency of the domesticated donkey (Equus asinus asinus) by Izraely, H, Choshniak, I, Stevens, C E, Demment, M W, Shkolnik, A

“…Factors determining the digestive efficiency of donkeys were studied in animals fed either a low quality roughage (wheat straw: 77.1% neutral detergent fibre,…”
Get more information

Allometric scaling predicts preferences for burned patches in a guild of East African grazers by Sensenig, Ryan L, Demment, Montague W, Laca, Emilio A

“…The high herbivore diversity in savanna systems has been attributed to the inherent spatial and temporal heterogeneity related to the quantity and quality of…”
Get full text