Artículo
Food preferences by Octodon degus (Rodentia caviomorpha): Their role in the chilean matorral composition
Fecha
1981Registro en:
10.1007/BF00540599
Autor
Simonetti, Javier A.
Montenegro Rizzardini, Gloria
Institución
Resumen
The food preferences of Octodon degus are examined in laboratory test. Results indicate that degus prefer new rather than mature leaves of Chilean matorral shrubs, and that degus do not discriminate between new leaves (equivalents of shrub seedlings) of different shrub species. The significance of degus preferences in relation to matorral composition is discussed.