Behaviour indicative of coprophagy in zoo-managed porcupine (Hystrix indica)
Behaviour indicative of coprophagy in zoo-managed porcupine (Hystrix indica)
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Cham: Springer International Publishing
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English
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Although all hystricomorph rodents have the colonic furrow or groove that is the anatomical prerequisite for a ‘mucous trap’ colonic separation mechanism linked to coprophagy or cecotrophy, the taxon that gives this group its name, the porcupines, have been claimed to not practice coprophagy. Absence of coprophagy has repeatedly been claimed for hy...
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Behaviour indicative of coprophagy in zoo-managed porcupine (Hystrix indica)
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TN_cdi_gale_infotracacademiconefile_A773054744
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_gale_infotracacademiconefile_A773054744
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1616-5047
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1618-1476
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10.1007/s42991-023-00376-1
