Does optimal foraging theory explain why suburban Florida scrub-jays (Aphelocoma coerulescens) feed their young human-provided food?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 465-474

  Sauter, Annette ^a,b   Bowman, Reed ^b   Schoech, Stephan J ^c   Pasinelli, Gilberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet switching; Florida scrub jay; Human provided foods; Nestling diet; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; DIET; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; SUBURBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

APHELOCOMA COERULESCENS; APHELOCOMA COERULESCENS COERULESCENS; ARTHROPODA;

EID: 33745714925     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0187-z     Document Type: Article

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