Extreme fattening by sedge warblers, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, is not triggered by food availability alone

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 471-479

  Bayly, Nicholas J ^a,b  

^a The Wetland Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus; migration; optimal fuelling behaviour; sedge warbler; stopover behaviour

Indexed keywords

APHID; FOOD AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE USE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SONGBIRD; STOPOVER;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ACROCEPHALUS SCHOENOBAENUS; APHIDIDAE; AVES; HYALOPTERUS PRUNI; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 34548657700     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.11.030     Document Type: Article

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