A behavioral indicator of prey patch richness derived from diving behavior: The proportion of residence time to the standard time

Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 347-354

  Mori, Yoshihisa ^a   Mitani, Yoko ^b   Watanabe, Yuuki ^c   Sato, Katsufumi ^c  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral indicator; Diving animals; Foraging; Optimal model; Patch residence time; Prey patch condition

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL PLACE FORAGING; CORRELATION; DIVING BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT QUALITY; PATCH USE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 47049104086     PISSN: 15659801     EISSN: 22244662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJEE.53.3.347     Document Type: Article

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