The relationship between plant-eating and hair evacuation in snow leopards (Panthera uncia).

The relationship between plant-eating and hair evacuation in snow leopards (Panthera uncia).

Although most felids have an exclusive carnivore diet, the presence of plant matter in scat has been reported among various species. This indicates that there may be an adaptive significance to the conservation of plant-eating behavior in felid evolution. Some studies have hypothesized that felids c...

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Main Authors: Hiroto Yoshimura, Huiyuan Qi, Dale M Kikuchi, Yukiko Matsui, Kazuya Fukushima, Sai Kudo, Kazuyuki Ban, Keisuke Kusano, Daisuke Nagano, Mami Hara, Yasuhiro Sato, Kiyoko Takatsu, Satoshi Hirata, Kodzue Kinoshita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236635

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236635

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