Aspects of the energy and water metabolism in the rock hyrax Procavia Capensis and the elephant shrew Elephantulus Edwardi

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1981

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University of Cape Town

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In three digestion trials the energy intake and assimilation of the hyrax Procavia capensis was evaluated. Energy intake was low but the efficiency of energy assimilation was within the range found for other herbivores.
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