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Alternative foraging strategies in a wild population of tits (Paridae)

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How individual animals divide their time between activities such as feeding, predator vigilance, resting, and interacting with conspecifics reflects trade-offs between different fitness related traits (e.g. starvation avoidance, predator avoidance or reproductive performance). Time allocated for foraging to meet energy requirements forms an essential component of animals’ daily time budgets. Furthermore, individuals vary in state and the environment they experience, which will influence ho...

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University of Oxford
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MPLS
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Zoology
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University of Oxford
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MPLS
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Zoology
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Role:
Supervisor
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Zoology
Role:
Supervisor


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DPhil
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Doctoral
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University of Oxford


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2016-09-23
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