Sentences with phrase «herbivore diet»

«Treats form an important part of the bonding process between the pet and owner, and hay is an essential component of the herbivore diet,» she says.

Variation in insect diet has implications for numerous ecological and evolutionary processes, including effects of environmental disturbance, the stability of networks of interacting species and the top - down effects of predators being controlled by the level of herbivore diet specialization.

By analyzing isotopes of oxygen preserved in herbivore teeth and tusks, they can quantify the aridity of the region and compare it to indicators of plant type and herbivore diet.

Diets for carnivorous lizards contain meats such as chicken and beef, while herbivore diets have a wide variety of whole and processed fruits and vegetables as their base ingredients.

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Anna of Herbivore Triathlete, is a multisport endurance athlete who follows a plant based diet.

Herbivore coprolites are rare in the fossil record because a diet of leaves and other green plant material doesn't leave a lot of hard material to preserve (unlike bones in carnivore dung).

«Previous studies had disagreed on whether or not insect herbivores in the tropics have more narrow diets than their temperate relatives.»

After decades of field work from dozens of sites around the world, and after two years of combing through and analyzing data, Matt Forister, associate professor and ecologist from the University of Nevada, Reno, and an international team have reported on global patterns in the diets of insect herbivores.

It documents diets from site - specific host records for more than 7,500 species of insect herbivores from several continents.

al., tested the hypothesis that herbivores — and their plant diets — have evolved to have greater number of Tas2r bitter taste receptor genes in their genomes than omnivores or carnivores.

Nearly half of all insects are herbivores, but their diets do not consist of only plant material.

In order to reinforce their results, the scientists compared their data with more than 200 bones from modern mammals, whose diet is known, as well as with fossil specimens from both carnivores and herbivores.

Seasonal and algal diet - driven patterns of the digestive microbiota of the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata, a generalist marine herbivore — Angélique Gobet — BMC Microbiology

If you've ever studied the eating habits of herbivores, you'll notice that they have quite a bit of lean muscle, despite eating a diet composed primarily of plant protein.

The whole food plant based diet is also consistent with our design as «Hind gut fermenting herbivores».

The low carb diet is not consistent with our anatomy or physiology as hind - gut fermenting herbivores who have evolved to eat starch with more amylase genes and a 40 % larger small intestine than our great ape relatives.

There are plenty of strong and lean herbivores I could point to in the animal kingdom as some sort of proof that human should eat plant based diets, but that would be ridiculous, because humans aren't herbivores.

With respect to vitamin D, as we know, dogs (and cats) are not capable to synthetize adequate amount of it in the skin from sunlight exposure (unlike other omnivores, herbivores etc.); therefore it is essential they get it from diet.

With respect to vitamin D, as we know, dogs (and cats) are not capable to synthetizing adequate amount of it in the skin from sunlight exposure (unlike other omnivores, herbivores etc.); therefore it is essential they get it from diet.

In sharp contrast to the herbivores, ferrets are strict carnivores and need a highly restricted amount of fiber in their diet — only about 1.5 percent.

It is almost impossible for these herbivores to have too much fiber in their diet.

Hay, Hay, Hay Hay is not usually seen as an exciting product, but since rabbits and guinea pigs are herbivores, hay should be a major part of their diet and therefore is a big part of their lives.

They are obligate herbivores, built to graze a plant - based diet.

Rabbits are herbivores with unique, fragile digestive systems that are indicative of a very particular diet — unlike people, dogs, and even other herbivores, bunnies have evolved to eat large quantities of high - fiber, low - sugar foods such as grass and hay.

Your rabbit may be an herbivore, but, contrary to popular belief, not all herbivores can thrive on identical plant - based diets.

Rabbits are herbivores, and in the wild their diet consists primarily of grass and leaves.

Unlike herbivores, such as horses, or even true omnivores, like humans, dogs do not thrive on diets made up predominantly of grains.

Hay should be the cornerstone of every small herbivore's diet.

Hamsters are often mistaken as herbivores, but they are omnivores and do need protein in their diet to keep them healthy.

When choosing a diet for a house rabbit, remember that as an herbivore (plant eater), a rabbit constantly needs food moving through its digestive tract.

Guinea pigs are herbivores, so they require grass hay and green foods in addition to a high - quality commercial pelleted diet.

Although your dog may consume plant - made diets, that does not make it a herbivore.

We tend to lump all herbivores into the same category, but, in reality, not all herbivores can eat the same sort of diet — because not all plants are created equally!

The diet of an herbivore should probably consist of 25 to 30 percent fiber.

While flowers and herbs are novel additions to packaged hays, they are actually natural foods for small herbivores that would be included in their diet every day in the wild.

Grains, root vegetables and small amounts of fruit, such as low - growing berries, are another natural part of a small herbivore's diet.

Increasing numbers of small - herbivore owners are learning about the many health benefits of feeding their pets a diet of mainly grass hay, and retailers are key in this continuing evolution.

In terms of diet, small pets can be divided into three categories: carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.

You can almost say that the diet of herbivores can not contain too much fiber.

Horses, guinea pigs and rabbits are strict herbivores and need a large amount of fiber in their diets.

Because the natural diet of herbivores is so high in fiber, their teeth are designed to grow throughout the animal's life.

Alfalfa can still be a substantial part of the diet for growing animals and can also be given as a treat to adults, but retailers should mainly recommend products containing grass hay for adult herbivores.

Although there is a special diet for herbivores, it is available only through veterinarians.

Still, the importance of fiber in herbivores» diets should outweigh concerns about the mess.

The best way to imitate this diet for domestic herbivores is to feed them mostly grass hay such as timothy, and use pellets as only a vitamin and mineral supplement.