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Diet selection by goats on a semi-arid shrubland in central Argentina
(Asociación Argentina de Ecología, 2000-06)
The objective of this study was to determine diet selection by goats on a semi-arid shrubland in the central part of Argentina. Ten goats grazed on a pasture for 10-days periods in winter, spring, and summer. The botanical ...
Sequential and simultaneous choices: Testing the diet selection and sequential choice models
(Elsevier Science, 2009-03)
We investigate simultaneous and sequential choices in starlings, using Charnov’s Diet ChoiceModel (DCM) and Shapiro, Siller and Kacelnik’s Sequential Choice Model (SCM) to integrate function and mechanism. During a training ...
The role of protein in the sexual behaviour of males of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae): mating success,copula duration and number of copulations
(2009-09)
In this paper, we investigated the influence of protein ingestion during the early adult phase on the sexual behavior of males of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann, 1824). The following parameters were evaluated: mating ...
Diet and dietary habits of the fish Schilbe mystus (Siluriformes: Schilbeidae) in two artificial lakes in Southwestern Nigeria
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2008)
Diet and food selection by small mammals in an old-growth Atlantic forest of south-eastern Brazil
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2011)
Here we describe the stomach contents of nine small mammal species (seven rodents and two didelphid marsupials) co-occurring in an old-growth Atlantic forest area. For four terrestrial rodents, we also compared the importance ...
Genetic adaptations to potato starch digestion in the Peruvian Andes
(Wiley, 2022)
Objectives: Potatoes are an important staple crop across the world and particularly in the Andes, where they were cultivated as early as 10,000 years ago. Ancient Andean populations that relied upon this high-starch food ...