Some Coactions of Rabbits and Rodents with Cactus
1941; Kansas Academy of Science; Volume: 44; Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/3624871
ISSN1938-5420
Autores Tópico(s)Archaeology and Natural History
ResumoRELATED STUDIES Taylor and Vorhies (10) reported extensive eating of cactus pads and stems by jack rabbits in Arizona. The eating of the prickly pear fruit by animals has been reported from various sources. Phillips (4) observed in South Africa that cattle, goats, baboons, monkeys and birds eat the prickly pear fruits and disseminate the seed. Darnell-Smith (3) reported that the Emu, black magpie, rabbits and cattle ate the prickly pears. The rabbits appeared to have ground most of the seed during mastication but the others were credited with scattering the seed. Timmons and Wenger (9) reported the jack rabbits eating prickly pear cactus fruits in West Central Kansas and disseminating the seed in their fecal pellets. Clements and Shelford (1) reported the golden flicker and Indian road runner as including cactus fruits in their diets. Cook (2) reported rabbits and rodents as being among the chief disseminators of prickly pear seed in the Central Great Plains.
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