Plant-eating carnivores: Multispecies analysis on factors influencing the frequency of plant occurrence in obligate carnivores 京都大学野生動物研究センター

Plant-eating carnivores: Multispecies analysis on factors influencing the frequency of plant occurrence in obligate carnivores

Hiroto Yoshimura, Satoshi Hirata, Kodzue Kinoshita

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ネコ科動物24種を対象に、糞や消化管に植物が含まれる頻度に対する様々な要因の影響を推定しました。植物の検出頻度と体重との間に負の相関があることが示唆されました。

We estimated the effects of various factors on the frequency of plants in the feces and digestive tract of 24 feline species. It was suggested that there was a negative correlation between the frequency of plant occurrence and body mass.

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Yoshimura, H., Hirata, S., & Kinoshita, K. (2021)Plant-eating carnivores: Multispecies analysis on factors influencing the frequency of plant occurrence in obligate carnivores Ecology and Evolution , 11(16): 10968-10983 10.1002/ece3.7885