Temporal patterns of foraging activity in some wood warblers in relation to the availability of insect prey

Richard L. Hutto

doi:10.1007/bf00302937

Temporal patterns of foraging activity in some wood warblers in relation to the availability of insect prey

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology ◽

10.1007/bf00302937 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 195-198 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Richard L. Hutto

Keyword(s):

Temporal Patterns ◽

Foraging Activity ◽

Insect Prey ◽

Wood Warblers

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Temporal patterns in acoustic presence and foraging activity of oceanic dolphins at seamounts in the Azores

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-020-60441-4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Irma Cascão ◽

Marc O. Lammers ◽

Rui Prieto ◽

Ricardo S. Santos ◽

Mónica A. Silva

Keyword(s):

Temporal Patterns ◽

Foraging Activity

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Summer Activity Patterns of Insectivorous Bats and Their Prey in Tasmania

Wildlife Research ◽

10.1071/wr9880533 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 15 (5) ◽

pp. 533 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

RJ Taylor ◽

MG Oneill

Keyword(s):

Activity Patterns ◽

Middle Part ◽

Secondary Peak ◽

Foraging Activity ◽

Foraging Success ◽

Insectivorous Bats ◽

Insect Prey ◽

Low Levels ◽

Insect Activity ◽

Energy Gains

Nightly activity patterns of seven species of bats (Eptesicus vulturnus, E. regulus, E. sagittula, Nyctophilus geoffroyi, N. timoriensis, Chalinolobus morio and FalsistreNus tasmaniensis) and their volant insect prey were studied during late spring and summer at four sites in Tasmania. Activity of bats was assessed from trapping results. Bats exhibited a biomodal pattern of foraging activity being most active in the first hours after dark, declining to low levels in the middle part of the night and rising again to a secondary peak in the three hours before dawn. These patterns of activity in bats closely reflected the patterns of insect activity. The insectivorous bats thus appear to have adjusted their nightly activities to match those of their prey, thereby maximising foraging success and energy gains.

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