QUANTIFYING INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION IN FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF SYNTOPIC ANAS (ANATIDAE)

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作者
MCALLISTEREADIE, J [1 ]
NUDDS, TD [1 ]
ANKNEY, CD [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV WESTERN ONTARIO, DEPT ZOOL, LONDON N6A 5B7, ONTARIO, CANADA
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10.1139/z79-048
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Q95 [动物学];
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071002 ;
摘要
Foraging behavior of 6 Anas spp. [A. strepera, A. americana, A. crecca, A. acuta, A. platyrhynchos and A. rubripes] was studied during autumn at Long Point Bay, southwestern Ontario [Canada]. Data were collected using Cody''s technique, but statistical analyses identified significant differences among species that could not be discerned from qualitative examination of foraging-behavior curves alone. A relationship between similarity in body size and dissimilarity of foraging behavior was observed.
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