Title:

Development of food habits in roe-deer

Creator:

Kossak, S.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1981

Description:

Development of food habits was examined from 1st to 90th day of life of these animals by means of direct observations of 5 tame feeding fawns. During the studies the roe-deer lived within an enclosure in a mixed forest. A description is given of the quantitative and species composition of the fawns' diet at different ages. The animals were observed to crop and swallow plant food for the first time on the 5th day of life. As the animals' age increases the number of plant species eaten increases, as does also the amount of food consumed during one activity period, counted between two resting periods, and the average amount of food consumed during 5 minutes activity. The duration of the activity period does not, however, increase.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Capreolus capreolus ; development ; diet ; food habits ; food preference ; wybiórczość pokarmowa ; żer pędowy ; metoda liczenia kontaktów ; koźlę ; dieta ; pokarm ; sarna

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

26

Issue:

33

Start page:

483

End page:

494

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.81-41

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