Foraging by Mottled Ducks (Anas fulvigula) in a dry agriculture field during winter: a novel observation
| Autor: | Matthew J. Garrick, Jay A. VonBank |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Anas geography geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology biology business.industry Foraging Wetland Forage biology.organism_classification 01 natural sciences Genus Anas 010605 ornithology 010601 ecology Agronomy Habitat Agriculture Waterfowl Animal Science and Zoology business Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics |
| Zdroj: | The Wilson Journal of Ornithology. 130:1028 |
| ISSN: | 1559-4491 |
| Popis: | On 9 December 2016, we observed 10 Mottled Ducks (Anas fulvigula) foraging in a harvested, dry cornfield in south Texas. Several North American waterfowl species in the genus Anas commonly feed in dry agricultural fields; however, this foraging strategy has not been documented in Mottled Ducks during winter prior to this observational account. As corn acreage increases in coastal Texas in conjunction with declining acreage of wetland habitats, Mottled Ducks may opportunistically forage in dry agricultural fields more frequently. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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