Food habits of Chanler's mountain reedbuck in a Rift valley ranch

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Summary: During 1971‐72 contents from the rumens of twenty‐two Chanler's mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula chanleri Rothschild) collected in the Arthur Cole Ranch near Gilgil, Kenya were examined. Frequency of occurrence of monocots averaged 99.5% of identifiable fragments. Frequency of occurrence of monocots in the ground stratum of the vegetation averaged 94% in the areas where mountain reedbuck were collected. Of the 11 grass classifications (seven to species and four to genus) considered reliably identifiable in rumens, three (Themeda triandra, Hyparrhenia spp., and Cymbopogon pospischilii) were taken more frequently than was expected from their occurrence in the vegetation, six (Aristida spp., Cynodon spp., Eragrostis spp., Harpachne schimperi, Microchlva kunthii, and Tragus berteronianus) were taken less frequently, and two (Bothriochloa insculpta and Enneapogon schimperanus) were taken in approximately the same ratio as they occurred in the ground stratum of the vegetation.

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