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Behavioral Mechanisms of Avian Feeding

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Biomechanics of Feeding in Vertebrates

Part of the book series: Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology ((COMPARATIVE,volume 18))

Abstract

Feeding comprises three consecutive behavioral acts which often merge into one another: (1) foraging; (2) food acquisition; (3) digestion. Foraging is a matter of food searching in which the whole bird is involved and ends with head fixation just above the food. Vision serves as the primary control system. Optimality theory is used to develop a general foraging theory (e.g. Stephens and Krebs 1986).

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Zweers, G.A., Berkhoudt, H., Vanden Berge, J.C. (1994). Behavioral Mechanisms of Avian Feeding. In: Bels, V.L., Chardon, M., Vandewalle, P. (eds) Biomechanics of Feeding in Vertebrates. Advances in Comparative and Environmental Physiology, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57906-6_9

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