Plant Dispersal by Hares (Lepus Capensis L.) in Kenya
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Date
1970Author
Agnew, A. D. Q.
John, E. C. Flux
Language
enMetadata
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Of 369 hares examined, 160 had a total of 810 disseminules of 17 plant species in
their fur. The six commonest plants were Tragus berteronianus, Achyranthes aspera, Pupalia
lappacea, Boerhavia repense, Harpachne schimperi, and Themeda triandra. Female hares carried
almost three times as many burs as did males. The incidence of zoochory by wild mammals
seems unexpectedly variable in different regions
Citation
Agnew, A. D. Q., & Flux, J. E. (1970). Plant dispersal by hares (Lepus capensis L.) in Kenya. Ecology, 735-737.Publisher
University of Nairobi,