Late-Fall and Early-Winter Food Habits of Bobwhite Quail in Missouri

1948 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leroy J. Korschgen
1982 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 1300-1304 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Zach ◽  
V. F. J. Crichton ◽  
J. M. Stewart ◽  
K. R. Mayoh

Early winter food habits of moose (Alces alces) from Hecla Island and Manitoba game hunting area 26 in southeastern Manitoba were studied in 1978 and 1979. Twenty-five plant taxa were identified in 86 rumen samples. In decreasing order of importance, moose fed mainly on red-osier dogwood (Cornus stolonifera), balsam fir (Abies balsamea), willow (Salix spp.), mountain maple (Acer spicatum), trembling aspen (Populus tremuloides), bog birch (Betula glandulifera), and balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera). These taxa constituted about 98% of the diet by weight. Most rumens contained several of these taxa, with some containing traces of the uncommon ones. The diet of moose from the two study areas was similar, but Hecla Island moose showed a shift in diet from 1978 to 1979. The diet was not influenced by sex or age of the moose.Three methods of food habit determination were used: presence/absence, abundance score, and dry weight. All three methods yielded very similar results. Although some rumen samples had a volume of only 0.13 L, sampling volume was not significantly correlated with the number of taxa identified per sample. Gains curves showing the cumulative total number of taxa versus successive samples collected indicated that the number of samples analyzed was adequate.


1939 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clarence Cottam ◽  
A. L. Nelson ◽  
Talbott E. Clarke

The Murrelet ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey S. Marks ◽  
D. Paul Hendricks ◽  
Victoria S. Marks

1939 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Hamilton ◽  
Russell P. Hunter
Keyword(s):  

1943 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 411 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Sealander
Keyword(s):  

The Murrelet ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Daniel M. Taylor
Keyword(s):  

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 91-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Ryan

Abstract This paper presents a detailed description of the architectural elements associated with a Late Dorset semi-subterranean structure at the Bell site (NiNg-2), located on the Ekalluk River, southeastern Victoria Island, Nunavut. The 2002 excavation of the house centred on the recovery of detailed information relating to the architectural tradition of the Late Dorset in this area. The structural remains associated with House 6 suggest it was intended for only a short period of occupation that corresponded with the late fall caribou migration through the area. Probably abandoned during the early winter, House 6 is best interpreted as a "between seasons" structure, comparable to the Thule and historic Inuit qarmat.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 10656
Author(s):  
Khursid A. Khan ◽  
Jamal A. Khan ◽  
Narendra Mohan

Golden Jackal (Canis aurius indicus) survives in a wide range of environment. Its foraging adaptation varies according to quality and abundance of food sources. The food habits also fluctuate according to season and habitat. This study investigated the diet composition of Golden Jackal using scat analysis method collected between November 2012 and April 2013 from Patna Bird Sanctuary (PBS), Uttar Pradesh, India. A total of 83 scats of Golden Jackal were collected and analysed. Sixteen food items were identified in Golden Jackal scats. Birds contributed maximum (ca. 38.92%) in Golden Jackal diet followed by rodents (ca. 12.14%), insects (ca. 8.92%), reptile (ca. 8.57%), vegetative matter (ca. 13.56%), rufous-tailed hare (ca. 6.07%), cattle (ca. 2.5%), squirrel (ca.1.42%), nilgai (ca.1.07%) and common palm civet (ca. 0.71 %). However (ca. 6.07 %) of prey items could not identified in Golden Jackal scats. Out of (ca. 38.92%) in bird’s contribution egret alone contributed about (ca.20.35%) in Golden Jackal diet followed by gargeny (ca. 8.93%), greater caucal (ca. 5.71%), babbler (ca.1.07%) and (ca. 2.85%) remains of birds were could not identified as per species level. This study is conducted to find out food habits of Golden Jackal and its impact on bird community structure.     


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