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BIRD STUDY
卷 57, 期 4, 页码 447-457出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2010.489202
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- Estonian Science Foundation [6908]
- Estonian Ministry of Education and Science [0180004s09]
- European Union
Capsule Pied Flycatchers are better able than Great Tits to adjust their feeding behaviour to varying conditions in the same area. Aims Great Tits breeding in a mosaic of deciduous and coniferous forests in the northern temperate region exhibit consistently lower breeding success in their preferred deciduous habitat than in coniferous habitat. This was explained by the unexpectedly poor nestling feeding conditions in deciduous forests of this region. We studied whether the same paradox applies to Pied Flycatchers that occupy the same habitats in the same area. Methods Parental provisioning behaviour was studied using video-recording and experimental manipulation. Caterpillar abundance and basic breeding parameters were measured in different habitat types. Results Parental provisioning frequency and the proportion of caterpillars in nestling diet was lower, while food objects were on average larger, in coniferous compared with deciduous habitat. However, the total volume of caterpillars and adult Lepidoptera delivered to nestlings did not differ between habitats. In contrast to Great Tits, offspring body parameters in Pied Flycatchers did not differ between habitat types. Conclusions These results demonstrate how the relative suitability of particular habitat types varies between species and is dependent upon geographical location.
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