Open AccessEffects of predation risk on diurnal mass dynamics and foraging routines of yellowhammers (Emberiza citrinella)
Author(s) -
I. T. VAN DER VEEN
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
behavioral ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.162
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1465-7279
pISSN - 1045-2249
DOI - 10.1093/beheco/10.5.545
Subject(s) - predation , biology , foraging , morning , evening , predator , zoology , nocturnal , ecology , physics , botany , astronomy
Theoretical models predict that when having fat reserves is costly in terms of predation risk, birds should decrease their levels of fat reserves in response to increased predation risk. I performed an experiment in which yellowhammers were exposed to a c
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