Diet composition and prey choice by the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period: comparing two methods of diet analysis
The diet of the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period was assessed using analysis of pellets and larders. The two methods gave different results but together showed a preference for voles, crickets and dung beetles. To describe the diet composition of the Great Grey Shrik...
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ftdatacite:10.6084/m9.figshare.16802393.v2 2023-05-15T17:06:34+02:00 Diet composition and prey choice by the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period: comparing two methods of diet analysis Paczuska, Martyna Jaskuła, Radomir Golawski, Artur 2021 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16802393.v2 https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Diet_composition_and_prey_choice_by_the_Great_Grey_Shrike_i_Lanius_excubitor_i_during_the_non-breeding_period_comparing_two_methods_of_diet_analysis/16802393/2 unknown Taylor & Francis https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2021.1976103 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16802393 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode cc-by-4.0 CC-BY Ecology FOS Biological sciences 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified article-journal ScholarlyArticle Journal contribution Text 2021 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16802393.v2 https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2021.1976103 https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16802393 2022-03-10T12:08:20Z The diet of the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period was assessed using analysis of pellets and larders. The two methods gave different results but together showed a preference for voles, crickets and dung beetles. To describe the diet composition of the Great Grey Shrike based on analyses of the contents of pellets and larders; to compare the two methods, and to compare prey taken in relation to its local availability. The research was carried out during the non-breeding period of the Great Grey Shrike in an agricultural landscape of east-central Poland in 2014–2018. The diet was assessed through the analysis of the contents of larders and regurgitated pellets. The abundance of potential prey was assessed with pitfall traps for invertebrates and live traps for small mammals. In larders, the ratio of vertebrates to invertebrates was 34.3 : 65.7 ( n = 528 prey items), with Orthoptera, Coleoptera and Rodentia predominant. In pellets, the ratio was 64.6 : 35.4 ( n = 237 prey items in 155 pellets), with Rodentia and Coleoptera being most numerous. The proportions of the most frequently found prey taxa differed significantly between the two methods of diet analysis. In relation to potential prey availability, Great Grey Shrikes showed a preference for Common Voles Microtus arvalis but seemed to avoid mice Apodemus spp. and Diptera. The greatest discrepancies between the methods were for Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Orthoptera. The results of the pellet and larder analyses differed, mainly because of the large number of Orthoptera found in the larders; shrikes can use them to mark their territories and so they may remain uneaten. Both analytical methods should be used simultaneously to determine the diet composition. Text Lanius excubitor Microtus arvalis DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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The diet of the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period was assessed using analysis of pellets and larders. The two methods gave different results but together showed a preference for voles, crickets and dung beetles. To describe the diet composition of the Great Grey Shrike based on analyses of the contents of pellets and larders; to compare the two methods, and to compare prey taken in relation to its local availability. The research was carried out during the non-breeding period of the Great Grey Shrike in an agricultural landscape of east-central Poland in 2014–2018. The diet was assessed through the analysis of the contents of larders and regurgitated pellets. The abundance of potential prey was assessed with pitfall traps for invertebrates and live traps for small mammals. In larders, the ratio of vertebrates to invertebrates was 34.3 : 65.7 ( n = 528 prey items), with Orthoptera, Coleoptera and Rodentia predominant. In pellets, the ratio was 64.6 : 35.4 ( n = 237 prey items in 155 pellets), with Rodentia and Coleoptera being most numerous. The proportions of the most frequently found prey taxa differed significantly between the two methods of diet analysis. In relation to potential prey availability, Great Grey Shrikes showed a preference for Common Voles Microtus arvalis but seemed to avoid mice Apodemus spp. and Diptera. The greatest discrepancies between the methods were for Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Orthoptera. The results of the pellet and larder analyses differed, mainly because of the large number of Orthoptera found in the larders; shrikes can use them to mark their territories and so they may remain uneaten. Both analytical methods should be used simultaneously to determine the diet composition. |
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Diet composition and prey choice by the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period: comparing two methods of diet analysis |
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Diet composition and prey choice by the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period: comparing two methods of diet analysis |
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Diet composition and prey choice by the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period: comparing two methods of diet analysis |
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Diet composition and prey choice by the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period: comparing two methods of diet analysis |
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Diet composition and prey choice by the Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period: comparing two methods of diet analysis |
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diet composition and prey choice by the great grey shrike lanius excubitor during the non-breeding period: comparing two methods of diet analysis |
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