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The effect of diet quality on gut anatomy in British voles (Microtinae)

โœ Scribed by W. B. Lee; D. C. Houston


Book ID
104733284
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1993
Tongue
English
Weight
301 KB
Volume
163
Category
Article
ISSN
0174-1578

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โœฆ Synopsis


Three species of British voles, the bank vole Clethrionomys glareolus, the field vole Microtus agrestis and the water vole Arvicola terrestris were maintained on diets of seed and plant leaf material to investigate changes in gut anatomy. C. gtareolus and M. agrestis showed significant changes in most regions of the gut; they developed longer and heavier tracts when on a highfibre diet. This response may be important in enabling these animals to withstand seasonal changes in diet quality.


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