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Calorific, chemical and physical values of potential duck foods
Author(s) -
DRIVER E. A.,
SUGDEN L. G.,
KOVACH R. J.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
freshwater biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.297
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2427
pISSN - 0046-5070
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2427.1974.tb00098.x
Subject(s) - waterfowl , invertebrate , biology , ecology , taxon , wetland , habitat
Summary Calorific values of thirty‐three species of aquatic invertebrates, representing various life stages, from small prairie wetlands are given. The values for twenty‐seven species are new to the literature. Percentage crude protein for fifteen species and the amino acid composition for eleven taxa are presented. The majority of the species dealt with are eaten by waterfowl.