The foraging behavior of semipalmated sandpipers in the upper Bay of Fundy: Stereotyped or prey-sensitive?

W. Herbert Wilson, Erin R. Vogel

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Abstract

Videotapes of migrant Semipalmated Sandpipers foraging in the upper Bay of Fundy were analyzed to test for foraging behaviors sensitive to prey density. Over a range of prey densities, both the number of steps sec-1 and probes sec-1 increased with increasing rpey density. However, the number of steps between probes was constant over the range of prey densities observed. The average angle of directional change during foraging and the number of turns min-1 were constant despite large differences in prey patchiness.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)206-210
Number of pages5
JournalCondor
Volume99
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Animal Science and Zoology

Keywords

  • Bay of Fundy
  • Calidris pusilla
  • Corophium volutator
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper
  • foraging behavior
  • migration
  • stop-over area

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