Defecation rate variability in the common duiker: importance of food quality, season, sex and age

A common population estimation method for cryptic species — dung-heap counts — is reliant on accurate defecation rate data. Diet quality, dominance level, and animal condition have been suggested to affect antelope defecation rate. We investigated the effects of sex and forage quality on defecation...

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Main Authors: Lunt, Nicola, Mhlanga, Mpumelelo R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Journal of Wildlife Research 2021
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3957/056.041.0113
https://bioone.org/journals/south-african-journal-of-wildlife-research/volume-41/issue-1/056.041.0113/Defecation-Rate-Variability-in-the-Common-Duiker--Importance-of/10.3957/056.041.0113.short
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4292
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