A tight knot between exploratory personality, foraging tactics and diet

This blog post is provided by Selin Ersoy and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Exploration speed in captivity predicts foraging tactics and diet in free-living red knots” by S. Ersoy, C. E. Beardsworth, A. Dekinga, M. T. J. van der Meer, T. Piersma, T. G. G. Groothuis and A. I. Bijleveld, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. There is a … Continue reading A tight knot between exploratory personality, foraging tactics and diet

Kişilik, yiyecek arama taktikleri ve beslenme arasındaki iliski

Bu yazi ‘Journal of Animal Ecology’ dergisinde yayinlanan makalenin blog yazisinin turkcesidir. “Exploration speed in captivity predicts foraging tactics and diet in free-living red knots” S. Ersoy, C. E. Beardsworth, A. Dekinga, M. T. J. van der Meer, T. Piersma, T. G. G. Groothuis, A. I. Bijleveld. English version here. Gelgit ya da med cezir bölgeleri, dünyada hayatın sadece gece ve gündüz etrafinda değil, aynı … Continue reading Kişilik, yiyecek arama taktikleri ve beslenme arasındaki iliski

Big brains, low densities

This blog post is provided by Manuela González-Suárez and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “The role of brain size on mammalian population densities”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. An area near my home has an active sett occupied by a badger family. I have also seen a handful of deer, and dozens and dozens of squirrels. This difference in the … Continue reading Big brains, low densities