Research Article
Feeding Preference and Habitat Association of Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus defassa) in Nechisar National Park, Southern Ethiopia
Table 3
Observation of plant part consumed by each age groups.
| Age structure | Plant parts | Total | Young leaves | Mature leaves | Shoot | Twig | Fruit | Flower | Seed | Stem |
| Adult | 49.5 | 17.02 | 6.64 | 5.89 | 1.93 | 1.82 | 0.75 | 3.43 | 86.95 | Subadult | 6.1 | 0.53 | 2.25 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.53 | 0 | 1.61 | 12.52 | Young | 0.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 | 0.535 | Total | 55.88 | 17.55 | 8.89 | 6.64 | 2.68 | 2.35 | 0.75 | 5.25 | 100 |
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