Download or read book The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 1973, Vol. 87 (Classic Reprint) written by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 1973, Vol. 87 Throughout their range Microtus spp. Are primarily grazers, feeding on the vegetative parts of grasses and forbs, although, during the winter, the bark of trees and shrubs is often included in their diets (bailey, 1924; Godfrey, 1953; Lin duska, 1950; Siegler, 1937; Thompson, 1965, and others). Occasionally seeds, nuts and berries are also consumed (martin, 1956; Wil liams, A few investigators have even re ported that Microtus have a propensity for meat (martin, 1956; Wellwood, 1956; Zimmer man, As part of an ecological study conducted from May 1966 to August 1969, I gathered informa tion on the 'voles' food habits on the islands in Notre Dame Bay. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.