Foraging Habitat Distributions Affect Territory Size and Shape in the Tuamotu Kingfisher
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Source
International Journal of Zoology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-10-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
I studied factors influencing territory configuration in the Tuamotu kingfisher (Todiramphus gambieri).
Radiotelemetry data were used to define territory boundaries, and I tested for effects on territory size and shape of landscape habitat composition and foraging patch configuration.
Tuamotu kingfisher territories were larger in areas with reduced densities of coconut plantation foraging habitat, and territories were less circular in the study site that had a single slender patch of foraging habitat.
Maximum territory length did not differ between study sites, however, which suggested that the size of Tuamotu kingfisher territories might be bounded by the combined influence of maximum travel distances and habitat configurations.
Results also suggested that birds enlarge territories as they age.
Together, results supported previous work indicating that territory configurations represent a balance between the costs of defending a territory and gains from territory ownership.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kesler, Dylan C.. 2012. Foraging Habitat Distributions Affect Territory Size and Shape in the Tuamotu Kingfisher. International Journal of Zoology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kesler, Dylan C.. Foraging Habitat Distributions Affect Territory Size and Shape in the Tuamotu Kingfisher. International Journal of Zoology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kesler, Dylan C.. Foraging Habitat Distributions Affect Territory Size and Shape in the Tuamotu Kingfisher. International Journal of Zoology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-486809
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-486809