Interference competition among foraging waders
Vahl, W.K. (2006). Interference competition among foraging waders. PhD Thesis. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen: The Netherlands. ISBN 90-367-2796-0. 239 pp.
Related to:Vahl, W.K. (2007). Interference competition among foraging waders, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 2 March 2007: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 39: pp. 77-78, more
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Document type: Dissertation
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Behaviour > Feeding behaviour > Foraging behaviour
Fauna > Aquatic organisms > Aquatic animals > Aquatic birds
Interspecific relationships > Competition
Marine/Coastal |
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- Vahl, W.K. (2006). General introduction, in: Vahl, W.K. Interference competition among foraging waders. pp. 11-39, more
- Vahl, W.K.; van der Meer, J.; Weissing, F.J.; van Dullemen, D.; Piersma, T. (2006). The mechanisms of interference competition: two experiments on foraging waders, in: Vahl, W.K. Interference competition among foraging waders. pp. 41-65, more
- Vahl, W.K.; Lok, T.; van der Meer, J.; Piersma, T.; Weissing, F.J. (2006). Spatial clumping of food and social dominance affect interference competition among ruddy turnstones, in: Vahl, W.K. Interference competition among foraging waders. pp. 67-89, more
- Vahl, W.K.; van der Meer, J.; Meijer, K.; Piersma, T.; Weissing, F.J. (2006). Interference competition, the spatial distribution of food and free-living foragers, in: Vahl, W.K. Interference competition among foraging waders. pp. 91-117, more
- Vahl, W.K.; Kingma, S.A. (2006). Food divisibility and interference competition among captive ruddy turnstones (Arenaria interpres), in: Vahl, W.K. Interference competition among foraging waders. pp. 119-138, more
- Vahl, W.K.; van Doorn, G.; Weissing, F.J. (2006). Why do foragers fight for food? A unifying evolutionary perspective, in: Vahl, W.K. Interference competition among foraging waders. pp. 141-173, more
- Vahl, W.K. (2006). General discussion, in: Vahl, W.K. Interference competition among foraging waders. pp. 176-238, more
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| Abstract |
Competition is among the most studied topics in ecology, both theoretically and empirically. Nevertheless, understanding of competition is still wanting; ecologists are not quite able to tell why or to predict how much competing animals suffer from mutual interactions. This thesis strives to contribute to understanding of competition by studying the mechanisms of interference competition among waders (Charadrii), foraging in intertidal areas. It attempts to extend previous work by applying an experimental approach to the empirical study of interference competition and an evolutionary approach to its theoretical study. |
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