METRICAL FEATURES OF THE VENTRAL PART OF THE ALIMENTARY CANAL IN ARCTIC FOX (Alopex lagopus L.)

The research was carried out on 60 mature individuals of arctic foxes (30 males and 30 females). Not only the length of the intestine was assessed, but also its specific parts. The overall length of the intestine in arctic fox amounted to 3,09 m in males and 3,02 m in females. The ratio of the body’...

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Main Authors: Brudnicki, WITOLD, Nowicki, WŁODZIMIERZ, Brudnicki, ADAM, Wach, JAN, Kirkiłło-Stacewicz, KRZYSZTOF, Skoczylas, BEDEDYKT, Jabłoński, RYSZARD
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Language:English
Published: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb 2011
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Online Access:http://hrcak.srce.hr/74064
http://hrcak.srce.hr/file/109905
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Summary:The research was carried out on 60 mature individuals of arctic foxes (30 males and 30 females). Not only the length of the intestine was assessed, but also its specific parts. The overall length of the intestine in arctic fox amounted to 3,09 m in males and 3,02 m in females. The ratio of the body’s length to the length of the intestine was 1:4,80 in males and 1:4,73 in females. The rate of the large intestine in an overall length of the intestine was 17,26% in males, 17,80% in females.