Title:

Does digestion rate affect diet selection? A study in Octodon degus a generalist herbivorous rodent

Creator:

Bozinovic, F. ; Torres-Contreras, H.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1998

Description:

Dietary chemistry and an animal digestive physiology should be considered in any explanation of behavioral patterns of food use, as both influence dietary preference. In the degu Octodon degus (Molina, 1782), a generalist herbivorous rodent inhabiting central Chile, authors determine the profitability of natural food-plant items by measuring digestive characteristics, such as retention time and assimilation rate while also considering the effects of food chemistry.

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Subject and Keywords:

Central Chile ; diet quality ; digestion rate ; food selection ; octodon degus

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

43

Issue:

2

Start page:

205

End page:

212

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.98-16

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Streszcz. ang.

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp nieograniczony

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Digitizing institution:

Instytut Biologii Ssaków Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Instytutu Biologii Ssaków PAN

Projects co-financed by:

Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego

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