Digestive Bottleneck Affects Foraging Decisions in Red Knots Calidris canutus. I. Prey Choice

1. Rate-maximizing foragers that only divide their time between searching and handling prey should, according to the classical contingency model (CM), only select those prey whose energy content per unit handling time (i.e. profitability) exceeds or equals long-term average energy intake rate. 2. Ho...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of animal ecology 2005-01, Vol.74 (1), p.105-119
Hauptverfasser:	Van Gils, Jan A., De Rooij, Sem R., Van Belle, Jelmer, Van Der Meer, Jaap, Dekinga, Anne, Piersma, Theunis, Drent, Rudi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal digestion Animal ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Birds Calidris canutus Cerastoderma contingency model Diet Digestion digestive constraint digestive rate model Digestive system Energy intake Foraging foraging decision Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Gizzard intake rate Marine ecology Mollusca Mya optimal diet optimal foraging theory patch Predation prey choice Profitability
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