Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10970788 | Animal Behaviour | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We examined whelks' ability to navigate to prey patches of clams at two densities and in differing distributions. ⺠Prey density and distribution mediated sensory information available to whelks. ⺠Time averaging allowed whelks to maintain foraging success to differing prey distributions. ⺠Prey distribution mediated foraging efficiency in a density-specific manner. ⺠Whelks may occupy specific sensory niches to reduce competition with other odour-mediated predators.
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Authors
Miranda L. Wilson, Marc J. Weissburg,