Notes on the Food and Parasites of the Rabbits of a Lowland Area in Oklahoma
1940; Wiley; Volume: 4; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/3796012
ISSN1937-2817
Autores Tópico(s)Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
Resumospecies. Patches of clover in protected spots are eagerly eaten during the winter. In addition, twigs of willow, cottonwood, Baccharis, Tamarix, and Amorpha fruticosa are extensively browsed, especially by the swamp rabbits. Larger stems are barked while those the size of a lead pencil and smaller are usually entirely consumed. Although Johnson grass, Bermuda grass, and Panicum virgatum are abundant in places, they are not much utilized as food during the winter months. The cottontails eat more of the grasses than do the swamp rabbits. The fall of 1939 was unusually dry and the rank growth of vegetation following the spring rains was entirely dead and dry long before frost. The seedlings usually present in the fall and winter were absent. Sweet clover
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