Prey size, prey nutrition, and food handling by shrews of different body sizes

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 216-223

  Rychlik, Leszek ^a   Jancewicz, Elz̊bieta ^b  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Energy requirements; Food hoarding; Foraging behavior; Optimal foraging strategy; Prey energetic value; Prey size preferences

Indexed keywords

CACHING; ENERGETICS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECTIVORE; PREY SELECTION; PREY SIZE;

ARANEUS; ARTHROPODA; GASTROPODA; INSECTA; NEOMYS; NEOMYS ANOMALUS; NEOMYS FODIENS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; SOREX; SOREX ARANEUS; SOREX MINUTUS; SORICIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036219668     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/13.2.216     Document Type: Article

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