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| Courbin, Nicolas; Besnard, Aurelien; Peron, Clara; Saraux, Claire; Fort, Jerome; Perret, Samuel; Tornos, Jeremy; Gremillet, David. |
| Spatio-temporally stable prey distributions coupled with individual foraging site fidelity are predicted to favour individual resource specialisation. Conversely, predators coping with dynamic prey distributions should diversify their individual diet and/or shift foraging areas to increase net intake. We studied individual specialisation in Scopoli’s shearwaters (Calonectris diomedea) from the highly dynamic Western Mediterranean, using daily prey distributions together with resource selection, site fidelity and trophic-level analyses. As hypothesised, we found dietary diversification, low foraging site fidelity and almost no individual specialisation in resource selection. Crucially, shearwaters switched daily foraging tactics, selecting areas with... |
| Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Behavioural consistency; Calonectris diomedea; Foraging site fidelity; Resource selection; Scopoli's shearwater; Temporal resource dynamic; Western Mediterranean. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00437/54859/56479.pdf |
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| Moerland, M.S.; Scott, C.M.; Hoeksema, B.W.. |
| Corallivorous Drupella (Muricidae) snails at Koh Tao are reported to have extended their range of prey species following a major coral bleaching event in 2010. Populations of their preferred Acropora prey had locally diminished in both size and abundance, and the snails had introduced free-living mushroom corals in their diet. Although the coral community largely recovered, the Drupella population grew and reached outbreak proportions. For this study, corallivorous muricids at Koh Tao were studied more intensively to examine their identities, distribution and prey choice four years after the bleaching event. Drupella rugosa was identified as the major outbreak species and occurred at densities > 3 m-2 in depth ranges of 2-5 and 5-8 m. The density of D.... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Corallivory; Drupella; Morula; Muricidae; Resource selection. |
| Ano: 2016 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/613891 |
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