Biofilm Grazing in a Higher Vertebrate: The Western Sandpiper, Calidris Mauri

We show that a higher vertebrate can graze surficial intertidal biofilm, previously only considered a food source for rasping invertebrates and a few specialized fish. Using evidence from video recordings, stomach contents, and stable isotopes, we describe for the first time the grazing behavior of...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Ecology (Durham) 2008-03, Vol.89 (3), p.599-606
Hauptverfasser:	Kuwae, Tomohiro, Beninger, Peter G., Decottignies, Priscilla, Mathot, Kimberley J., Lund, Dieta R., Elner, Robert W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal behavior Animal Feed Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Biofilms Biological and medical sciences Birds Calidris mauri Charadriiformes - growth & development Charadriiformes - physiology Conservation of Natural Resources Diet Ecology Ecosystem Feeding Behavior Food Chain Foraging foraging behavior Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gastrointestinal secretions General aspects grazing behavior intertidal ecosystems Invertebrates Marine Marine ecology natural diet Nitrogen Population Density Population Dynamics Sandpipers Sediments shorebirds Stomach surficial intertidal biofilm Synecology trophic ecology Western Sandpiper Wildlife conservation
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