Experimental functional response and inter-individual variation in foraging rate of teal (Anas crecca)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-71

  Arzel, C ^a,b,c   Guillemain, M ^a   Gurd, D B ^d   Elmberg, J ^b   Fritz, H ^e   Arnaud, A ^a   Pin, C ^a   Bosca, F ^a  

^a STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^b KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Anas crecca; Aviary experiment; Food intake rate; Functional response

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER FEEDER; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; RICE; WATERFOWL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIRD; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORIENTING RESPONSE; RICE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEAL;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DUCKS; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD SUPPLY;

ANAS CRECCA; ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 33947722205     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2007.01.001     Document Type: Article

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