Relationship of Vertebrate Prey Size to Transport Mode and Distance in the Northern Shrike

This report presents experimental data on the transport of vertebrate prey by the Northern (Great Grey) Shrike (Lanius excubitor). The species is known to use three modes of transport: carrying prey exclusively with the bill, exclusively with the feet, and by transferring the prey from bill to feet...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Wilson bulletin (Wilson Ornithological Society) 2003-06, Vol.115 (2), p.201-204
Hauptverfasser:	Probst, Remo, Wegleitner, Stefan, Schmid, Rudolf
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aerial locomotion Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Autoecology Aves Biological and medical sciences Birds feet flight Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Lanius Long distance telephone services Mass Mice Microtus Predation (Biology) Predators SHORT COMMUNICATIONS Songbirds Transportation modes Vertebrata Vertebrates Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution Voles
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