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Prey-switching does not protect a generalist turtle from bioenergetic consequences when its preferred food is scarce

BACKGROUND: Optimal foraging theory explains how animals make foraging decisions based on the availability, nutritional content, and handling times of different food types. Generalists solve this problem by consuming a variety of food types, and alter their diets with relative ease. Specialists eat...

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Autores principales: Petrov, Kristen, Spencer, Ricky-John, Malkiewicz, Natasha, Lewis, Jessica, Keitel, Claudia, Van Dyke, James U.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7027299/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32070322
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12898-020-00279-6