The diet of the honey possum Tarsipes rostratus

Richardson, K.C., Wooller, R.D. and Collins, B.G. (1984) The diet of the honey possum Tarsipes rostratus. In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia, V9, Ninth Annual Scientific Meeting, November, Armidale, NSW, Australia pp. 110-113.

Abstract

The diet of the honey possum has been studied in the field and laboratory. In the field, animals were associated with plant assemblages having overlapping flowering phenologies which resulted in a continuous local supply of nectar and pollen. Nectar provides the animals with a carbohydrate source whilst other nutritional requirements probably come from pollen. The contents of most pollen ingested is either fully or partly digested during its 8-12 hour transit through the gut.

Publication Type:	Conference Paper
Murdoch Affiliation:	School of Environmental and Life Sciences School of Veterinary Studies
Publisher:	Nutrition Society of Australia
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/32914

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