Caecotrophy in caged Mountain hares ( Lepus timidus)
The paper deals with caecotrophy in captive Mountain hares fed normal hare browse. The daily and seasonal patterns of hard and soft faeces excretion are described. Chemical analyses of the faeces have also been performed.
Published in: | Journal of Zoology |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
1983
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1983.tb05107.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1469-7998.1983.tb05107.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1983.tb05107.x https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-7998.1983.tb05107.x |
Summary: | The paper deals with caecotrophy in captive Mountain hares fed normal hare browse. The daily and seasonal patterns of hard and soft faeces excretion are described. Chemical analyses of the faeces have also been performed. |
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