Title:

Body and organ growth of the springhare

Creator:

Butynski, T. M.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1979

Description:

A total of 560 juvenile and adult springhares, Pedetes capensis (Forster, 1778) were collected, in the Republic of Botswana from August 1971 through August 1973. Linear and quadratic equations are presented to describe the growth rates of 28 body parts of male and female springhares relative, to dried eye lens weight. Allometric equations, based on body weight, are used fr intra- and interspecific comparisons of the relative growth rates of various body parts.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

body weight ; growth rate ; inner organs growth ; length measurements ; Pedetes capensis ; wzrost organów wewnętrznych ; ciężar ciała

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

24

Issue:

32

Start page:

431

End page:

448

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.79-41

Source:

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Language:

eng ; sum. eng. ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open