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Foraging by the omnivorous crab Pachygrapsus transversus affects the structure of assemblages on sub-tropical rocky shores
(INTER-RESEARCH, 2010)
The roles of herbivory and predation in determining the structure and diversity of communities have been tested across most intertidal systems. In contrast, the importance of omnivorous consumers remains untested in many ...
Seasonal diet of vicuñas in the Los Andes protected area (Salta, Argentina): Are they optimal foragers?
(Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd, 2010-04)
Optimal foraging theory states that individuals focus on the most profitable items when resources are abundant, and expand their diet when food availability decreases. In polygynous ungulates, territoriality and reproduction ...
Influence of cultivar and cutting date on the fatty acid composition of forage crops for grazing beef production in Argentina
(Wiley, 2016-06)
The fatty acid composition and total lipids of various
forage crops at different cutting dates and seasons,
which are used in forage grazing beef production in
Argentina, were determined. Three experiments were
carried ...
Influência de fatores abióticos na atividade de forrageio de Cephalotes borgmeieri (Kempf, 1951)Influences of abiotic factors on the foraging activity of Cephalotes borgmeieri (Kempf, 1951)
(Universidade Federal da Grande DouradosBrasilFaculdade de Ciências Biológicas e AmbientaisPrograma de pós-graduação em Entomologia e Conservação da BiodiversidadeUFGD, 2022)
Foraging behavior of tyrant flycatchers (Aves, Tyrannidae) in Brazil
(Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia, 2014)
Hypogaeic anti epigaeic ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) assemblages of atlantic costal rainforest and dry mature and secondary amazon forest in Brazil: Continuums or communities
(2000-12-01)
Meat, flour and sugar baits were used on the soil surface and buried to examine species composition of the ant fauna in three separate tropical forests in Brazil, and to control for the effect of the regional faunal pool. ...
Foraging by Polybia (Trichothorax) ignobilis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) on flies at animal carcasses
(Soc Brasileira Entomologia, 2007-07-01)
Foraging by Polybia (Trichothorax) ignobilis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) on flies at animal carcasses. Proteins for brood nutrition of social wasps are obtained from many prey, including insects (even bees and other wasps), ...
FLEXIBILITY OF FORAGING BEHAVIOR IN HUMMINGBIRDS: THE ROLE OF ENERGY CONSTRAINTS AND COGNITIVE ABILITIES
(AMER ORNITHOLOGISTS UNION, 2011-01)
We assessed how individual foraging preferences and cognitive performance affect foraging bout interval and the
flexibility of foraging behavior in the nectarivorous Green-backed Firecrown (Sephanoides sephaniodes). Our ...
Age variation in the body coloration of the orb-weaver spider Alpaida tuonabo and its implications on foraging
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018-02-26)
Spiders show a repertoire of strategies to increase their foraging success. In particular, some orb-weaver spiders use attractive body colorations to lure prey. Interestingly, coloration varies with age in many species, ...
Recruitment behavior during foraging in the neotropical ant Gnamptogenys moelleri (Formicidae : Ponerinae): Does the type of food matter?
(Kluwer Academic/plenum PublNew YorkEUA, 2004)