Group size modulates time budget and foraging efficiency in captive Skylarks, Alauda arvensis;Gruppengröße beeinflusst den zeitlichen Aufwand und die Effizienz der Nahrungsaufnahme bei in Volieren gehaltenen Feldlerchen, Alauda arvensis

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 485-490

  Powolny, Thibaut ^a,b   Eraud, Cyril ^a   Bretagnolle, Vincent ^b  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Alauda arvensis; Group size; Intake rate; Time budget; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; CAPTIVE POPULATION; FITNESS; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GROUP SIZE; PASSERINE; PREDATION; VIGILANCE;

ALAUDA; ALAUDA ARVENSIS; AVES;

EID: 84860488279     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-011-0764-4     Document Type: Article

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