Foraging behavior of an urban bird species: Molt gaps, distance to shelter, and predation risk

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 233-241

  Tsurim, I D O ^a   Kotler, Burt P ^a   Gilad, Amir ^a   Elazary, Shira ^a   Abramsky, Zvika ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Beer sheva; Cost of missed opportunities (MOC); Feather molt; Gving up densities (GUD); House sparrow; Israel; Marginal value of energy; Optimal foraging; Passer domesticus; Predation cost; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

FEATHER; FITNESS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; PATCH USE; PREDATION RISK;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOLTING; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SPARROW;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MOLTING; RISK FACTORS; SPARROWS;

ISRAEL;

AVES; PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 77649224105     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/08-1818.1     Document Type: Article

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