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Preferential Food habits of Aplodontia Rufa
… mountain beaver does exhibit preferences in his food habits. It selects for food just less than one-half of the available plant species. Three species are preferred over all others selected for food, those species being sword-fern, salal, and brake-fern.
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Food Habits and Energy Utilization of Badgers
<p>A study was initiated in 1966 to determine food habits and energy utilization of badgers. Digestive tracts were collected in eastern South Dakota from November 1966 to November 1967. A male and a female badger were used for two energy-balance and three digestion trials. Ground squirrels, mice …
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Food habits of the Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister )
… for proper management. I described seasonal food habits of the Allegheny woodrat in the Ridge and Valley and Allegheny Plateau physiographic provinces of West Virginia and Virginia using microhistological techniques. In the Allegheny Plateau, the top 5 food items were fungi, blueberries ( …
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Food Habits of Larval Ringed Salamanders, Ambystoma Annulatum
… in Stone County, Missouri during 1989-1990 for a food habits study. Larvae fed on a variety of organisms. The major food items consisted of microcrustaceans, nematodes, and dipteran larvae. The diet changed both with development and season. Temporal shifts in the diet were probably affected most …
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Food Habits of Walleyes in Lake Oahe, South Dakota
Food habits of young-of-the-year (YOY} walleyes were determined in Okobojo Bay of Lake Oahe, South Dakota, from June through September, 1991. Walleyes initially fed on zooplankton. Copepods, Diaptomus and Cyclops, were initially important for zooplanktivorous walleyes with Diaptomus being elected …
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Food Habits of Fish In A Multispecies Farm Pond
Food habits of yellow perch, bluegill, and black crappie were studied during 1970 and 1971 in Abbey Pond, South Dakota. Aquatic insects, zooplankton, mollusks, and fish were the most frequently consumed food items by the three species. Yellow perch led primarily on aquatic insects, zooplankton, and …
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Food Habits and Ecology of Beavers in Southeastern Virginia
<p>The food habits and ecology of three beaver colonies in James County, Virginia were studied. Vegetation surrounding the colonies was characterized as southern mixed hardwood forest or lowland swamp forest. Stream flow values ranged from 0.013 to 0.369 m<sup>3</sup>/sec. Water depth ranged from …
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Food Habits, Starvation and Growth in the Hellbender, Cryptobranchus Alleganiensis
… Niangua River of Missouri throughout 1974 for a food habits study. Crayfish were the dominant food item, with fish secondary; together, they constituted over 90 percent of stomach content weights in all months. Both fish and crayfish showed seasonal patterns of occurrence in the samples. Ten …
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Food Habits and Biology of Stonerollers (Campostoma) in Southwest Missouri
The food habits, population ratio, and taxonomic separation of two sympatric species of stoneroller minnows, Campostoma oligolepis and C. anomalum pullum, were investigated in Southwest Missouri. The only food habit difference between the species was the larger amount (x=5%) of inorganic matter …
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The ecology of food habits in contrasting environments : a study of rural and urban food habits in Papua New Guinea, with supplementary material relating to Australia
… comprises a series of studies of the ecology of food habits in three contrasting environments, in rural Papua New Guinea, urban Papua New Guinea, and urban Australia respectively. The thesis falls into three parts. The first part of the thesis, described as a conspectus, serves at once as an …
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The ecology of food habits in contrasting environments : a study of rural and urban food habits in Papua New Guinea, with supplementary material relating to Australia
… comprises a series of studies of the ecology of food habits in three contrasting environments, in rural Papua New Guinea, urban Papua New Guinea, and urban Australia respectively. The thesis falls into three parts. The first part of the thesis, described as a conspectus, serves at once as an …
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Food Habits of Snakes in an East Texas State Fish Hatchery
… contents analyses of the 206 snakes containing food were calculated in per cent frequency of occurrence and per cent volume. Frogs, primarily Ranidae, were found to be the major food item. Fish were taken far less frequently, representing only 13.3 % (by volume) and 15.5 % frequency of …
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Food Habits of Yellow Perch in Eastern South Dakota Glacial Lakes
… sets of experimental gill nets. Yellow perch food habits were documented and related to population form and function characteristics. A wide range of yellow perch population types were identified. Higher-quality yellow perch populations were characterized by fast growth, low density, and low …
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Food Habits of Walleye and Sauger in Lake Sakakawea, North Dakota
… North Dakota, from May to October, 1991. Food habits were determined and compared among sites within species and compared between species within sites. The occurrence of empty stomachs encountered ranged from 18-93\ for walleyes and 31-100\ for saugers. Food habits were evaluated using the …
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A Food Habits Study of Whitetail Deer In The Black Hills
Food habits of whitetail deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the northern Black Hills were studied during fall and winter 1966067 and 1967-68 and also during summer 1967. Summer study was confined to aspen (Populus tremuloides) areas and involved stomach analysis and a pasture study. Fall and winter …
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Food Habits and Growth of Rainbow Trout in a Prairie Pond
… Sampling was begun in January 1978 to determine food habits and growth of the fish. Trout and environmental samples were taken at 10 day or monthly intervals depending upon the season. A linear index of food selection was calculated and growth data was analyzed using the SHAD computer program. …
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Food Habits and Placental Scar Counts of Bobcats in South Dakota
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) food habits and placental scar counts were investigated in western South Dakota during 1978-79 and 1979-80 trapping and hunting seasons. Food habits were recorded by frequency of occurrence and placental scar counts were used to determine litter size for South Dakota bobcats. …
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Food habits and patterns of the Multiracial Population of Cape Town
… realise the importance of knowing about peoples' food habits and patterns to be able to understand their dietary and medical problems more readily. It is my intention to study the current and traditional food habits and patterns of the various population groups by interviewing as many members of …
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