Search for: [Description = "Microscopical analysis of epidermal fragments in stomach contents or faeces is in a helpful tool in assessing the diet of herbivores. Two aspects can cause differences between stomach and faecal samples and should be taken into account establishing correction factors for diet composition\: \(1\) differential digestion or retention of different plant species or plant parts\; and \(2\) differences between meals \(short\-term changes in diet\). In the present study faeces mean\/stomach mean presence of a plant species is interpreted as a measure of digestibility and used as conversion factor for differential digestion of that species."]

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