Horizontal prey distribution determines the foraging performance of short‐ and long‐billed waders in virtual resource landscapes
Evelien Deboelpaep,
Steven Pint,
Nico Koedam
et al.
Abstract:When waders gather in mixed‐species flocks to feed on benthic prey, differences in morphological traits, foraging strategies and prey selection may allow different species to optimize their energy intake while reducing competition. As the effect of the fine‐scale spatial distribution of resources on energy intake is unknown, we simulated the foraging performance of two types of waders with contrasting body plans and foraging strategies in a variety of virtual mudflats with different horizontal and vertical pre… Show more
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