Hierarchical strategy for relocating food targets in flower bats: Spatial memory versus cue-directed search
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The extent to which Neotropical flower-visiting bats rely on spatial memory during foraging orientation towards previously visited flower targets is examined. The analysis shows that regional scale geometry of the local target environment influences orientation during target approach, which indicates a short-term energy advantage of the spatial memory-reliant strategy.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2005
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Searching strategy of the painted turtle Chrysemys picta across spatial scales
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The painted turtle, Chrysemys picta, is used to determine the searching strategies used across different spatial scales. The results show that the shape of a search path is consistent over small and large spatial scales and gives support for extrapolating larger-scale path shape from small-scale observations.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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Spatial structure and parental aggression in eider broods
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The spatial structure of ducklings within broods of eiders, Somateria mollissima, a seaduck with frequent brood amalgamation is explored. Spatial structure of ducklings within eider broods were studied for female duckling kinship behavior.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2003
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