Browsing by Subject "foraging"
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(2015-08-12)Organisms vary at the individual and population level in many ecologically relevant traits. This study documents and quantifies colony-level variation in ecologically important behaviors of a widespread invasive social ...
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Diving Behavior, Habitat Associations, and Sensory Modalities for Prey Detection in Elephant Seals (2018-03-12)I used video and movement data obtained from animal-borne video and data recorders (VDRs) and histological data obtained from vibrissal pads of elephant seals to address the questions: When, where, how, and on what prey ...
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(2012-07-16)The concept of habitat quality is fundamental to the study of ecology, and ecologists have long recognized the importance of vegetation structure and composition in the assessment of wildlife habitat. Vegetative characteristics ...
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(2014-06-11)Dataset includes 23 GPS files that describe fishing trips made by Dominican fishers to fish aggregating devices. Files are in RData file format.
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(Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)I studied flock composition, distribution and foraging ecology of wintering wading birds along the Gulf of Mexico coast. I focused on geographic variability in wintering wading bird assemblages, the processes that structured ...
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(2021-04-08)New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) were extirpated from the North and South Islands of New Zealand during pre-European native hunting, and their numbers were greatly reduced on the Auckland and Campbell Islands ...
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(2022-12-07)The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, is a globally invasive pest. Fire ant decapitating Pseudacteon flies (Diptera: Phoridae) are natural enemies of Solenopsis fire ants. They are parasitoids from the same native ...
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(2021-01-22)Animals rely upon chemical cues to find critical resources for their survival and fitness, including food, shelter, and mates. Behavioral strategies for tracking odor cues are heavily dependent on differences in locomotor ...
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(2014-07-29)Monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) were introduced to the United States (US) where they established naturalized populations. They often build their bulky twig nests on electric utility structures, causing economic damage. ...