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foraging efficiency
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Definition
A measure of how successful a bird is at food acquisition, quantified through observations as foraging rate (number of forages divided by time observed)
Related Terms (21)
foraging abilityforaging performanceprofitenergy budgetnet energy gainforaging rategross rate of energy gainforaging economynectar removal/handling timeforaging activity
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foraging tripsforaging successRNEItime budgetforaging efficiencyprovisioning efficiencyoptimal foragingnet rate of energy intakeenergy gainforaging optimizationcost-benefit analysis
Publications (19)
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Vegetation structure effect on bird foraging behavior across the summer season in montane wet-meadows
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Testing the marginal value theorem on Bombus appositus and Bombus nevadensis
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Testing the marginal value theorem on Bombus appositus and Bombus nevadensis
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Wild foundress queen bumble bees make numerous, short foraging trips and exhibit frequent nest failure: Insights from trap-nesting and RFID tracking
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Variation of wasp behavior patterns and pollination behavior on Ligusticum porteri
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Ecological Drivers and Consequences of Bumble Bee Body Size Variation
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Nectar Variation in Simple and Compound Flowers; and its Effects on Plant Pollinator Interactions
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Effects of weather and floral density on foraging activity of cavity nesting bees (<i> Osmia </i>spp.)
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Atypical flowers can be as profitable as typical hummingbird flowers
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Across Caste Variation of Proboscis Length and Within Caste Phenotype Matching of Subalpine Bumble Bees (<i>Bombus spp.</i>)
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Characterizing nectar content in wet and dry subalpine meadows during an extreme summer drought
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Atypical flowers can be as profitable as typical hummingbird flowers
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Foraging strategy predicts foraging economy in a facultative secondary nectar robber
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There's no place like home: Investigating the ideal nesting requirements of Megachilidae bees in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado
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Bumblebee foraging on vertical inflorescences: optimal or not?
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Foraging Differences Between Sexes in Ambystoma tigrinum nebulosum
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Effects of nectar robbing on nectar dynamics and bumblebee foraging strategies in Linaria vulgaris
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The ecology of pollination and nectar robbing in Linaria vulgaris in the Colorado Rocky Mountains
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