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Age differences in the feeding ability of Moorhens Gallinula chloropus
Author(s) -
SUTHERLAND WILLIAM J.,
JONES DAVID W. F.,
HADFIELD ROBERT W.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
ibis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.933
H-Index - 80
eISSN - 1474-919X
pISSN - 0019-1019
DOI - 10.1111/j.1474-919x.1986.tb02691.x
Subject(s) - juvenile , foraging , geography , biology , ecology
Numerous studies have shown that juvenile birds obtain food at a slower rate than do adults (Norton‐Griffiths 1968, Recher & Recher 1969, Orians 1969, Dunn 1972, Davies& Green 1976, Groves 1978), We compared the foraging behaviour of adult and juvenile Moorhens Gallinula chloropus and tried to assess the relative importance of different components of feeding in determining the intake rate.