Tag: foraging behaviour

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Do variable environments erode the value of parental coordination in albatrosses?

In this blog post, Natasha Gillies tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Contrasting associations between parental coordination and breeding success in albatrosses across differing environmental contexts“, recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. This study explored how parental effort and coordination in different environmental contexts influenced breeding success in two albatross species. Any parent will tell you the importance of an involved partner – … Continue reading Do variable environments erode the value of parental coordination in albatrosses?

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Diving into a Quarter-Century of  Penguin Energetics

This blog post is provided by Benjamin Dupuis and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Energetics link long-term environmental variations to breeding success in a wild penguin population“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study used long-term bio-logging data to examine how individual responses to environmental variation affect Adélie penguin population dynamics. For the majority of time since humans have tried … Continue reading Diving into a Quarter-Century of  Penguin Energetics

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A tale on brown sleepy lizards, yellow bananas and red cherry tomatoes

This blog post is provided by Orr Spiegel and Marcus Michelangeli and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Resource manipulation reveals interactive phenotype-dependent foraging in free-ranging lizards”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Using bananas and tomatoes, the authors explore how the foraging behaviour of sleepy lizards in South Australia is affected by their boldness and aggressiveness behavioural type. It was … Continue reading A tale on brown sleepy lizards, yellow bananas and red cherry tomatoes

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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

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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

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