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September 1995
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ACTA THERIOLOGICA
The diet of the Irish hare Lepus timidus hibernicus Bell, 1837, was investigated in western Ireland by analysis of feaces collected each month for a year from 3 areas of blanket bog. 1 of rough grassland and 1 of machair.
... Overall, with the exception of Poaceae which was always preferred, we observe that feeding preferences of the Italian hare vary across different niches. Plants from this family represent the bulk of the diet also in L. europaeus [41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48], Lepus timidus hibernicus Bell, 1837 [49][50][51][52], Lepus arcticus Ross, 1819 [53], Lepus californicus Gray, 1837 [54][55][56][57], Lepus flavigularis Wagner, 1844 [58], L. granatensis [37], Lepus starcki Petter, 1963 [59]. In the present study grasses and non-leguminous forbs constituted a large portion of the diet of the Italian hare, while shrubs and leguminous forbs appeared to not be consumed in large quantities. ...
September 1995
ACTA THERIOLOGICA
