The Relationships between Morphological Characteristics and Foraging Behavior in Four Selected Species of Shorebirds and Water Birds Utilizing Tropical Mudflats
A study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the physical morphology of shorebirds and water birds (i.e., Lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus), Common redshank (Tringa totanus), Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), and Little heron (Butorides striata)) and their foraging behavior in the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:05f2496c36544d0ba9ea27a59c97651e 2023-05-15T17:47:21+02:00 The Relationships between Morphological Characteristics and Foraging Behavior in Four Selected Species of Shorebirds and Water Birds Utilizing Tropical Mudflats Nor Atiqah Norazlimi Rosli Ramli 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/105296 https://doaj.org/article/05f2496c36544d0ba9ea27a59c97651e EN eng Hindawi Limited http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/105296 https://doaj.org/toc/2356-6140 https://doaj.org/toc/1537-744X 2356-6140 1537-744X doi:10.1155/2015/105296 https://doaj.org/article/05f2496c36544d0ba9ea27a59c97651e The Scientific World Journal, Vol 2015 (2015) Technology T Medicine R Science Q article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/105296 2022-12-31T13:23:05Z A study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the physical morphology of shorebirds and water birds (i.e., Lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus), Common redshank (Tringa totanus), Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), and Little heron (Butorides striata)) and their foraging behavior in the mudflats area of Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia, from August 2013 to July 2014 by using direct observation techniques (using binoculars and a video recorder). The actively foraging bird species were watched, and their foraging activities were recorded for at least 30 seconds for up to a maximum of five minutes. A Spearman Rank Correlation highlighted a significant relationship between bill size and foraging time (R=0.443, p<0.05), bill size and prey size (R=-0.052, p<0.05), bill size and probing depth (R=0.42, p=0.003), and leg length and water/mud depth (R=0.706, p<0.005). A Kruskal-Wallis Analysis showed a significant difference between average estimates of real probing depth of the birds (mm) and species (H=15.96, p=0.0012). Three foraging techniques were recorded: pause-travel, visual-feeding, and tactile-hunting. Thus, morphological characteristics of bird do influence their foraging behavior and strategies used when foraging. Article in Journal/Newspaper Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles The Scientific World Journal 2015 1 7 |
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A study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the physical morphology of shorebirds and water birds (i.e., Lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus), Common redshank (Tringa totanus), Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus), and Little heron (Butorides striata)) and their foraging behavior in the mudflats area of Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia, from August 2013 to July 2014 by using direct observation techniques (using binoculars and a video recorder). The actively foraging bird species were watched, and their foraging activities were recorded for at least 30 seconds for up to a maximum of five minutes. A Spearman Rank Correlation highlighted a significant relationship between bill size and foraging time (R=0.443, p<0.05), bill size and prey size (R=-0.052, p<0.05), bill size and probing depth (R=0.42, p=0.003), and leg length and water/mud depth (R=0.706, p<0.005). A Kruskal-Wallis Analysis showed a significant difference between average estimates of real probing depth of the birds (mm) and species (H=15.96, p=0.0012). Three foraging techniques were recorded: pause-travel, visual-feeding, and tactile-hunting. Thus, morphological characteristics of bird do influence their foraging behavior and strategies used when foraging. |
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The Relationships between Morphological Characteristics and Foraging Behavior in Four Selected Species of Shorebirds and Water Birds Utilizing Tropical Mudflats |
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The Relationships between Morphological Characteristics and Foraging Behavior in Four Selected Species of Shorebirds and Water Birds Utilizing Tropical Mudflats |
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The Relationships between Morphological Characteristics and Foraging Behavior in Four Selected Species of Shorebirds and Water Birds Utilizing Tropical Mudflats |
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The Relationships between Morphological Characteristics and Foraging Behavior in Four Selected Species of Shorebirds and Water Birds Utilizing Tropical Mudflats |
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The Relationships between Morphological Characteristics and Foraging Behavior in Four Selected Species of Shorebirds and Water Birds Utilizing Tropical Mudflats |
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relationships between morphological characteristics and foraging behavior in four selected species of shorebirds and water birds utilizing tropical mudflats |
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