Why do birds participate in mixed-species foraging flocks? A large-scale synthesis

Mixed-species flocks of foraging birds have been documented from terrestrial habitats all over the world and are thought to form for either improved feeding efficiency or better protection from predators. Two kinds of flock participants are recognized: those that join other species (‘followers’) and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Animal behaviour 2009-08, Vol.78 (2), p.337-347
Hauptverfasser:	Sridhar, Hari, Beauchamp, Guy, Shanker, Kartik
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal behavior Animal ethology antipredator vigilance Aves Biological and medical sciences Birds Comparative analysis foraging Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Habitats leadership meta-analysis mixed-species flock pairwise comparative method Predation Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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