Winter foraging at carcasses by three sympatric corvids, with emphasis on recruitment by the raven, Corvus corax
@article{Heinrich2004WinterFA, title={Winter foraging at carcasses by three sympatric corvids, with emphasis on recruitment by the raven, Corvus corax}, author={B. Heinrich}, journal={Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology}, year={2004}, volume={23}, pages={141-156} }
SummaryLarge animal carcasses provide a highly clumped rich source of food for ravens that should be worth defending, yet in the forests of Maine and Vermont ravens commonly feed in groups. Ravens discover baits flying singly or in pairs, but after a bait is discovered they usually arrive in groups. In contrast, the maximum number of blue jays and crows eventually attending a bait is close to those discovering it. Unlike in crows and jays, two patterns of bait use are seen in ravens: baits are… CONTINUE READING
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