Spatial‐Concentration Effects and the Importance of Local Enhancement in the Evolution of Colonial Breeding in Seabirds

The information center hypothesis (ICH) suggests that birds breed in colonies because this behavior favors information exchange at the colony about the location of food patches. However, the complex suite of behaviors the ICH requires implies that information center following is more likely to evolv...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American naturalist 1997-06, Vol.149 (6), p.1091-1112
1. Verfasser:	Buckley, Neil J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal feeding behavior Aves Aviculture Bird nesting Breeding Cliffs Food Food availability Food intake Foraging Marine Sea birds
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