The Long and the Short of It: No Dietary Specialisation between Male and Female Western Sandpipers Despite Strong Bill Size Dimorphism

Many bird species show spatial or habitat segregation of the sexes during the non-breeding season. One potential ecological explanation is that differences in bill morphology favour foraging niche specialisation and segregation. Western sandpipers Calidris mauri have pronounced bill size dimorphism,...

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Autores principales: Franks, Samantha E., Fernández, Guillermo, Hodkinson, David J., Kyser, T. Kurt, Lank, David B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3829882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24260305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079835

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3829882/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24260305
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0079835

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