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The Colonic Separation Mechanism and Corprophagy in Small Herbivores

Pei Yanxin, Wang Dehua   

  1. Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100080
  • Received:1999-11-02 Revised:2000-01-19 Online:2001-08-10

Abstract: Small herbivores showed different digestive strategies from large herbivores because of their high metabolic rate.Colonic separation mechanism (CSM) and corprophagy are important aspects in their digestive strategies.This paper reviews the research development in this field.

Key words: Yangtze estuary, coastal wetland, carbon storage, saltmarsh vegetation, soil profile.

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