The long and the short of it: no dietary specialisation between male and female western sandpipers despite strong bill size dimorphism.

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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Main Authors: Samantha E Franks, Guillermo Fernández, David J Hodkinson, T Kurt Kyser, David B Lank
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3829882?pdf=render

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