Changes in nectar concentration: How quickly do whitebellied sunbirds (Cinnyris talatala) adjust feeding patterns and food intake?

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 178, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 785-793

  Kohler A ^a   Verburgt, L ^a   Fleming, P A ^b   Nicolson, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cinnyris (Nectarinia) talatala; Compensatory feeding; Feeding duration; Feeding frequency; Food intake; Sugar concentration; Sunbird

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; SUGAR INTAKE; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY SUCROSE; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PASSERIFORMES; TIME FACTORS;

AVES; NECTARINIA;

EID: 48249127590     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-008-0269-5     Document Type: Article

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