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Fallow deer (Dama dama) winter defecation rate in a Mediterranean area

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2001

G. Massei  and
P. V. Genov
G. Massei
Affiliation:
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Hill of Brathens, Banchory, AB31 4BY, U.K.
P. V. Genov
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Boul. Osvoboditel 1, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
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Abstract

This study investigated the winter daily defecation rate (DDR) of fallow deer in a Mediterranean area, and reviewed the existing literature on the defecation rate of this species. A mean number of 26.5 pellet groups deer−1 day−1 was found in this study. This value was similar to that found in studies carried out in winter in the U.K. and Germany, suggesting that different diets and habitats do not affect fallow deer DDR.

Keywords

fallow deerDama damadefecation rateMediterranean
Type
Brief Report
Information
Journal of Zoology , Volume 245 , Issue 2 , June 1998 , pp. 209 - 211
Copyright
© 1998 The Zoological Society of London

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