Weak niche partitioning by migrating shorebirds in a single-food-type environment

• Published in: Avian Biology Research
• Main Author: Novcic, Ivana
• Other Authors: Grant from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia, CUNY Doctoral Students Research grant, PSC-CUNY
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2019
• Subjects: Sandy Beach; Swash; Arenaria interpres; Calidris alba; Calidris alpina; Calidris canutus; Dunlin; Red Knot; Ruddy Turnstone; Sanderling
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1758155919841279; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1758155919841279; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/1758155919841279

This study examined foraging niche partitioning among coexisting species of shorebirds on a sandy beach dominated by a single food type, Horseshoe Crab ( Limulus polyphemus) eggs, where use of foraging microhabitats of limited variety is temporarily restricted due to tidal cycle. The major goal of t...