Herbivory MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Herbivory
Tree Number(s): F01.145.113.547.600; F01.145.407.758; G07.203.650.353.758
Unique ID: D060434
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D060434
Scope Note: The act of feeding on plants by animals.
Entry Term(s): Animal Grazing; Herbivore
Previous Indexing: Feeding Behavior (1980-2011)
See Also: Diet, Plant-Based
Public MeSH Note: 2012
History Note: 2012
Date Established: 2012/01/01
Date of Entry: 2011/06/24
Revision Date: 2022/12/15

Allowable Qualifiers: classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

ethnology (EH)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
- Behavior [F01.145]
  - Behavior, Animal [F01.145.113]
    - Feeding Behavior [F01.145.113.547]

Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
- Behavior [F01.145]
  - Feeding Behavior [F01.145.407]

Physiological Phenomena [G07]
- Diet, Food, and Nutrition [G07.203]
  - Nutritional Physiological Phenomena [G07.203.650]
    - Feeding Behavior [G07.203.650.353]

Herbivory Preferred

Animal Grazing Narrower

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