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dc.contributor.authorPietz, D. G.
dc.contributor.authorLochmiller, R. L.
dc.contributor.authorLeslie, D. M.
dc.contributor.authorEngle, D. M.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-23T05:59:39Z
dc.date.available2020-09-23T05:59:39Z
dc.date.issued1997-09-01
dc.identifier.citationPietz, D. G., Lochmiller, R. L., Leslie, D. M., & Engle, D. M. (1997). Protein quality of cottontail rabbit forages following rangeland disturbance. Journal of Range Management, 50(5), 450-458.
dc.identifier.issn0022-409X
dc.identifier.doi10.2307/4003698
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/644150
dc.description.abstractSeasonal changes in the botanical composition of diets and protein quality of forages consumed by cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) were monitored on disturbed and undisturbed upland hardwood forest-tallgrass prairies in central Oklahoma. Our primary objective was to evaluate the seasonal dynamics of levels of selected amino acid nutrients in forages required for maintenance, growth, or reproduction, and explore bow these changes respond to habitat disturbance resulting from the use of herbicides and fire. Microhistological analyses of stomach digesta indiccated that summer diets were dominated by Panicum oligosanthes Schultes, Croton spp. and Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth; winter diets were dominated by Bromus spp., P. oligosanthes, and Antennaria spp. Differences in the botanical composition and quality of diets between disturbed and undisturbed habitats were of little biological significance. Changes in the concentration of essential amino acids due to plant maturity were minimal in both summer and winter. Estimated levels of nitrogen and essential amino acids in reconstructed diets (based on food habits) appeared to be low, especially for the sulfur-containing amino acids (methionine + cystine) in summer.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSociety for Range Management
dc.relation.urlhttps://rangelands.org/
dc.rightsCopyright © Society for Range Management.
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectprotein quality
dc.subjectessential amino acids
dc.subjectdeciduous forests
dc.subjectdisturbed soils
dc.subjecthighlands
dc.subjectSylvilagus floridanus
dc.subjecthabitats
dc.subjectprotein content
dc.subjectrange condition
dc.subjectchemical composition
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectOklahoma
dc.subjectprairies
dc.subjectseasonal variation
dc.subjectbotanical composition
dc.subjectforage
dc.subjectmaturity stage
dc.titleProtein quality of cottontail rabbit forages following rangeland disturbance
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dc.typeArticle
dc.identifier.journalJournal of Range Management
dc.description.collectioninformationThe Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information.
dc.eprint.versionFinal published version
dc.description.admin-noteMigrated from OJS platform August 2020
dc.source.volume50
dc.source.issue5
dc.source.beginpage450-458
refterms.dateFOA2020-09-23T05:59:40Z


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