Sentence examples for number of feces from inspiring English sources
Variations in the proportion of browsed stems and the number of feces were not explained by broad-scale indices of food availability, density of edges between stands offering good cover and foraging opportunities, road density, elevation, or the area occupied by plantations and naturally regenerated stands around sampling plots.
To examine whether meat consumption by bonobos does occur more frequently than previously reported, we analyzed a large number of feces collected over a period of 20 months from non-habituated bonobos at Lui Kotale and surrounding areas for traces of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) from other vertebrate species.
All five groups were monitored for 18 h; total number of feces was counted for each mouse and the average number of feces was calculated for each group.
A somewhat surprising result of our study was the large number of feces samples with no antimicrobial activity.
The latency to the first grooming and the number of feces was described as indicators for arousal (Ohl et al. 2003).
When administered orally, the plant extract showed laxative effect in mice as reflected by an increase in the total number of feces.
After 5 h, the mouse cages were individually inspected for mean defecation per group, mean number of wet feces and mean number of dry feces.
The number of moose feces, an index of time spent by moose in sampling plots, was similar in both plantation types, but was lower in thinned and young (5 years old) stands as compared to unthinned and 15 years old stands.
The effect of the extract on the mean stool score and number of wet feces is shown in Table 2.
Z. scabra extract at doses 100 mg/kg (p<0.05), 200 mg/kg (p<0.001) and 400 mg/kg (p<0.01) significantly reduced the mean stool score and the number of wet feces (p<0.001 for all doses) compared to the negative control.
Whilst loperamide significantly decreased mean stool score and number of wet feces compared to controls (p<0.001), no statistically significant difference was noted when compared with the other doses of the extract.
