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Hafidzi Mohd Noor, . Nature of damage to oil palm by the plantain squirrel Callosciurus notatus : evidence from gut contents. pp. 207-210. ISSN 0126-575X
Abstract
Nature of damage to oil palm fruitlets by the plantain squirrel Callosciurus notatus was deduced from gut contents of individuals which were shot. Result indicated 24 or 80 per cent of dissected individuals fed on the mesocarp of ripe oil palm. Only one individual was found to feed on the kernel. Depredated oil palm seeds also indicated preference for the fleshy mesocarp with either low or absent feeding on kernel. Observations on feeding behaviour showed C. notatus dislodged individual fruitlets from the fruit bunch and fed on them as loose units. Additional finding suggested that C. notatus also fed on the larva of Tirathaba rufivena a pest of oil palm
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Abstract
Nature of damage to oil palm fruitlets by the plantain squirrel Callosciurus notatus was deduced from gut contents of individuals which were shot. Result indicated 24 or 80 per cent of dissected individuals fed on the mesocarp of ripe oil palm. Only one individual was found to feed on the kernel. Depredated oil palm seeds also indicated preference for the fleshy mesocarp with either low or absent feeding on kernel. Observations on feeding behaviour showed C. notatus dislodged individual fruitlets from the fruit bunch and fed on them as loose units. Additional finding suggested that C. notatus also fed on the larva of Tirathaba rufivena a pest of oil palm
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Summary (En) |
| AGROVOC Term: | ELAEIS GUINEENSIS |
| AGROVOC Term: | DANOS |
| AGROVOC Term: | ARDILLA/ EVISCERACION |
| AGROVOC Term: | DEPREDACION |
| AGROVOC Term: | HABITOS ALIMENTARIOS |
| AGROVOC Term: | FRUTO |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:56 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/20687 |
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