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Caecotrophy in caged Mountain hares ( Lepus timidus )
Author(s) -
Pehrson Å.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1983.tb05107.x
Subject(s) - biology , feces , zoology , excretion , ecology , endocrinology
The paper deals with caecotrophy in captive Mountain hares fed normal hare browse. The daily and seasonal patterns of hard and soft faeces excretion are described. Chemical analyses of the faeces have also been performed.