Human disturbance provides foraging opportunities for birds in primary subalpine forest
@article{DuBay2017HumanDP, title={Human disturbance provides foraging opportunities for birds in primary subalpine forest}, author={Shane G. DuBay and Andrew Hart Reeve and Yongjie Wu}, journal={Journal of Ornithology}, year={2017}, volume={158}, pages={833-839} }
AbstractInterspecific foraging associations are well-documented phenomena, characterized by one or more species exploiting the behavior of another species to decrease predation or increase foraging success. In rare cases, birds directly exploit human behavior, but examples of these interactions are limited to species that naturally occur in edge, open, or disturbed habitats. With observations and experiments we provide evidence of insectivorous birds exploiting human disturbance in primary…
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