Title:

Food consumption by Microtus agrestis and the unsuitability of faecal analysis for the determination of food preference

Creator:

Phillipson, J. ; Sarrazin-Comans, M. ; Stomatopoulos, C.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1983

Description:

In the laboratory adult Microtus agrestis (Linnaeus, 1761) consumed an average of 21.4 g wet wt. (=6.3 g dry wt.) of fresh grass indiv-1 d-1 with an annual mean digestibility of 52.8%. When four common species of food grass were on offer consumption in Autumn and Winter was directly proportional to availability. A preference for the more "succulent" species was exhibited in Spring and Summer.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

diet composition ; faecal analysis ; food consumption ; food preference ; Microtus agrestis ; Nornik bury ; pokarm ; konsumpcja ; analiza kału ; preferencje pokarmowe ; skład pokarmu

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

28

Issue:

26

Start page:

397

End page:

416

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.83-35

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