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Artiodactyla

Food habits of Wild Goat, Capra aegagrus aegagrus, in the Khorramdasht area, Kelardasht, Iran

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Pages 119-124 | Published online: 28 Feb 2013
 

Abstract

The food habits of the Wild Goat (Capra aegagrus aegagrus) were studied by direct observations in Kelardasht, Mazandaran, Iran, between September 1999 and February 2001. Out of a total of 88 species of plant recorded in the area, we found 38 in the diet of the Wild Goat. Gramineae were the main diet. There was a sexual difference in the food preference: some plant species such as Melica ciliata and Leonurus cardiaca were used only by females, and some others such as Cousinia pterocaulos and Dianthus mazanderanicus were eaten only by males.

Kurzfassung

In Kelardasht, Mazandaran, Iran, wurde zwischen September 1999 und Februar 2001 das Nahrungsverhalten der Bezoarziege (Capra aegagrus aegagrus) durch direkte Feldbeobachtungen untersucht. Von den insgesamt 88 Pflanzenarten, die im Untersuchungsgebiet nachgewiesen wurden, wurden 38 in der Nahrung der Bezoarziege wiedergefunden. Gramineae stellten die Hauptnahrung dar. Zwischen den Geschlechtern bestand ein Unterschied in der Nahrungspräferenz: einige Arten, wie z.B. Melica ciliata und Leonurus cardiaca, fanden sich nur bei Weibchen, während andere, wie z.B. Cousinia pterocaulos und Dianthus mazanderanicus, nur von Männchen gefressen wurden.

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