FOOD PREFERENCES BY OCTODON-DEGUS (RODENTIA, CAVIOMORPHA) - THEIR ROLE IN THE CHILEAN MATORRAL COMPOSITION
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1981
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The food preferences of O. degus were examined in laboratory tests. Degus preferred new rather than mature leaves of Chilean matorral shrubs and 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.