When feeding on an intact carcass, spotted hyenas will first consume the meat around the loins and anal region, then open the ... In Cameroon, it is common for spotted hyenas to feed on small antelopes like kob, but may also scavenge on reedbuck, kongoni, ... Records indicate that spotted hyenas in Malawi feed on medium to large-sized ungulates such as waterbuck and impala. In ... Carrion is detected by smell and the sound of other predators feeding. During daylight hours, they watch vultures descending ...
Macrochelys temminckii (Alligator Snapping Turtle). Feeding Behavior. Herpetological Review 37(2):217. Demography, genetic ... and behavior of amphibians and reptiles. Trauth's work with his student Benjamin A. Wheeler and University of Florida professor ...
Feeding wild animals can significantly change their behavior. Feeding or leaving unattended food to large animals, such as ... Feeding can also alter animal behavior so that animals routinely travel in larger groups, which can make disease transmission ... Feeding deer, for example, may contribute to the spread of bovine tuberculosis. The feeding of birds with bird feeders is an ... Ducks are also commonly fed in public spaces. In an early 1970s US study, 67% of people visiting urban parks did so to feed ...
Stoffolano, John G. (2019-04-08). "Blow Fly Feeding Behavior". Insect Behavior. CRC Press. pp. 93-100. doi:10.1201/ ... researching the feeding behavior of locusts with Reginald Chapman. During his studies of the fly crop, he became the first to ... Stoffolano extended his research to understanding more about the behavior and blood feeding of the greenhead horsefly, Tabanus ... Stoffolano, John G.; Li, Mei-Fang; Sutton, James A.; Yin, Chih-Ming (1995). "Faeces feeding by adult Phormia regina (Diptera: ...
Steiner, William W.; Hain, James H.; Winn, Howard E.; Perkins, Paul J. (1979-11-20). "Vocalizations and Feeding Behavior of the ... Carousel feeding can provide food for other species as well as orcas. For example, during a feeding event when the herring have ... There are two main phases of carousel feeding in orcas, the herding phase and the feeding phase. In the herding phase the orcas ... There are always more orcas herding than there are feeding to ensure the herring ball stays tight. The feeding orcas whip their ...
Prey motion elicits feeding behavior. First, if necessary, the frog performs a single, orienting bodily rotation ending with ... The male chorus behavior is analogous to the lek formation of birds, mammals, and other vertebrates. Choruses are dynamic, ... Although pelleted feed is available, the frogs will not willingly consume artificial diets, and providing sufficient live prey ... Bullfrogs have been found to feed on the young of the California endemic giant garter snake, a threatened species. In early ...
Feeding behavior in kinosternid turtles. Herpetologica, 24(4), 300-305. Bancroft, G. Thomas, J. Steve Godley, Dena T. Gross, N ... Behavior: Sternotherus is a highly aquatic genus. But some species, like the common musk turtle, are known to bask on fallen ... However, musk turtles occasionally feed at the surface and are also known to eat out of the water. Eastern musk turtles (S. ... Juveniles and sub-adults (under 5 cm.) feed on a higher percentage of aquatic insects, algae, and carrion. An ontogenetic ...
Kirk, W.D.J. (1995). Parker, B.L.; Skinner, M.; Lewis, T. (eds.). Feeding behavior and nutritional requirements. pp. 21-29. {{ ... Besides feeding on plant tissues, the common blossom thrips feeds on pollen grains and on the eggs of mites. When the larva ... Some flower-feeding thrips pollinate the flowers they are feeding on, and some authors suspect that they may have been among ... Thrips are believed to have descended from a fungus-feeding ancestor during the Mesozoic, and many groups still feed upon and ...
Feeding behavior in kinosternid turtles. Herpetologica, 24(4), 300-305. Ford, Dawn K. and Don Moll 2004. Sexual and seasonal ... An unusual behavior is the tendency to share nesting sites; in one case there were 16 nests under a single log. The eggs hatch ... Juveniles and sub-adults (under 5 cm.) feed on a higher percentage of aquatic insects, algae, and carrion with an ontogenetic ... A Michigan study suggested that the scavenging habits may be overestimated in the species and that musk turtles feed readily on ...
doi:10.1007/s12052-008-0084-1. James H. McLean (1 April 1962). "Feeding Behavior of the Chiton Placiphorella". Journal of ... The method they use to perform such behaviors has been investigated to some extent, but remains unknown. One theory has the ... Kangas, Mervi; Shepherd, S.A. (1984). "Distribution and feeding of chitons in a boulder habitat at West Island, South Australia ... Barnawell, E. B. (1960). The carnivorous habit among the Polyplacophora "Placiphorella velata feeding response". YouTube. ...
Social feeding behavior of Trichoplax adhaerens. - PMC - NCBI Driscoll T, Gillespie JJ, Nordberg EK, Azad AF, Sobral BW (2013) ... ATP-modified feeding is complex, first causing feeding-like cycles and then suppressing feeding. Trichoplax locomotion was ... When the concentrations of algae are high the animals are more likely to engage in social feeding behavior. Not all bacteria in ... Specifically, L-glutamate induced and partially mimicked endogenous feeding cycles, whereas glycine and GABA suppressed feeding ...
Haddock, Steven H. D. (2007). "Comparative Feeding Behavior of Planktonic Ctenophores". Integrative and Comparative Biology. 47 ... it has a large mouth and mainly feeds on larval molluscs and copepods. This species is brilliantly luminescent. The similar, ...
Haddock, S.H.D. (December 2007). "Comparative feeding behavior of planktonic ctenophores". Integrative and Comparative Biology ... The Beroida, also known as Nuda, have no feeding appendages, but their large pharynx, just inside the large mouth and filling ... found on its branches what they considered rows of cilia, used for filter feeding. They suggested that Stromatoveris was an ... The skeleton also supported eight soft-bodied flaps, which could have been used for swimming and possibly feeding. One form, ...
... and then progressed to feeding on the mammals themselves (similar to red-billed oxpecker feeding behavior) They initially fed ... This feeding behavior is facilitated by its anatomy and physiology for rapid processing and digestion of the blood to enable ... Greenhall, Arthur M. (1988) "Feeding Behavior". In: Natural History of Vampire Bats (ed. by A. M. Greenhall and U. Schmidt), pp ... In the laboratory it has not been possible to feed Diaemus on cattle blood. If there is fur on the skin of the host, the common ...
Haddock, Steven H. D. (2007). "Comparative feeding behavior of planktonic ctenophores". Integrative and Comparative Biology. 47 ... Euplokamis have long tentacles with branches that are used for feeding and movement. These branches are known as tentilla and ... Additionally, various adaptations of Euplokamis have been observed such as the use of tentacles for movement/feeding, a complex ... They are known to feed primarily on rotifers and other small crustaceans: including copepods, amphipods, and some planktonic ...
1974). "Unusual feeding behavior by black bears". Journal of Wildlife Management. 38 (3): 570. doi:10.2307/3800894. JSTOR ... Once a deer fawn is captured, it is frequently torn apart alive while feeding. If it is able to capture a mother deer in spring ... The American black bear's generalist behavior allowed it to exploit a wider variety of foods and has been given as a reason why ... American black bears often drag their prey to cover, preferring to feed in seclusion. The skin of large prey is stripped back ...
Haddock SH (December 2007). "Comparative feeding behavior of planktonic ctenophores". Integrative and Comparative Biology. 47 ( ... It is thought that they mainly feed horizontally since their prey seem to aggregate in layers at certain depths, it would not ... Hamner WM, Strand SW, Matsumoto GI, Hamner PP (1987). "Ethological observations on foraging behavior of the ctenophore ... they are thought to only move horizontally during feeding. Leucothea will move to any area in the water column where their prey ...
Their feeding behavior is primarily solitary. Northern fur seals are preyed upon primarily by sharks and killer whales. ... 16 (2). doi:10.18470/1992-1098-2021-2. R. Gentry: Behavior and Ecology of the Northern Fur Seal. Princeton University Press, ... Fur seals are opportunistic feeders, primarily feeding on pelagic fish and squid depending on local availability. Identified ...
"Feeding behavior in dopamine-deficient mice". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 96 (21): 12138-12143. Bibcode: ... In the last three decades Palmiter has become interested in the neural circuits that control innate behaviors such as eating ... Their research has concluded that noradrenaline is essential for normal maternal behavior and defense against cold stress: mice ...
More active feeding behavior by nestlings may increase their aggression towards each other. By the 5th week, they have ... Westcott, P. W. (1964). "Unusual feeding behavior of a goshawk". Condor. 66 (2): 159-163. doi:10.2307/1365393. JSTOR 1365393. ... The daily food requirements of a single goshawks are around 120 to 150 g (4.2 to 5.3 oz) and most kills can feed a goshawk for ... Fed. Sci. Tech. Ser (No. 11). Bent, A. C. (1938). Life histories of North American birds of prey: order Falconiformes (No. 170 ...
Kahl, M. P. (1971). Food and feeding behavior of openbill storks. Journal Für Ornithologie, 112(1), 21-35. https://doi.org/ ... The adults either feed alone or in large group. If a colony has found a successful foraging area, they often return to it and ... These birds primarily feed on aquatic snails of the genus Pila. They have been observed to also eat freshwater mussels. In ... The young feed in the nest through regurgitation from the parents. When eating, the nestlings bring their wings over their head ...
Kahl, M. P. (January 1971). "Food and feeding behavior of Openbill Storks". Journal of Ornithology. 112 (1): 21-35. doi:10.1007 ... This can also include regular commutes from nesting sites to feeding areas. Wood storks have been observed feeding 130 km (80 ... They feed in small groups, and sometimes African openbills ride on the backs of hippos while foraging. Having caught a snail it ... Larger still are the massive daggers of the two adjutants and marabou (Leptoptilos), which are used to feed on carrion and in ...
Kahl MP (1971). "Food and feeding behavior of Openbill Storks". Journal of Ornithology. 112 (1): 21-35. doi:10.1007/BF01644077 ... The Asian openbill feeds mainly on large molluscs, especially Pila species, and they separate the shell from the body of the ... They also feed on water snakes, frogs and large insects. When foraging on agricultural landscapes with a variety of habitats, ... During the warmer part of the day, Asian openbills soar on thermals and have a habit of descending rapidly into their feeding ...
Dyer, M. I. (September 1, 1967). "An Analysis of Blackbird Flock Feeding Behavior". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 45 (5): 765-72 ... It feeds on corn while it is maturing; once the grain has hardened it is relatively safe from this bird, since its beak and ... It feeds primarily on plant materials, including seeds from weeds and waste grain such as corn and rice, but about a quarter of ... The behavior of males makes their presence easily perceived: they perch in high places such as trees, bushes, fences, telephone ...
... in both feeding behaviors and energy expenditure, as well as peripheral tissues such as skin and hair. This system is a ... "Modulatory role of serotonin on feeding behavior". Nutritional Neuroscience (Review). 13 (6): 246-55. doi:10.1179/ ... Moreover, the analysis of the neuronal activity of the NTS during the phase of feeding using the expression of c-Fos as ... and Behavior (Review). 97 (1): 84-91. doi:10.1016/j.pbb.2010.09.003. PMID 20837046. S2CID 21267163. Magalhães, CP; de Freitas, ...
Bieńkowski, A.O. (March 2010). "Feeding behavior of leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)". Entomological Review. 90 (1): 1- ... Adults feed before winter and spend most of their overwintering time in protected areas such as wind rows, crop stubble, and ... A combination of both, however, incited a small feeding response. Most likely, a secondary compound in barley incites an eating ... For the adult individuals, which feed on leaves, a few options exist to control populations. The first is Hyalomyodes ...
"Lateralized Feeding Behavior in a Paleozoic Reptile". Current Biology. 30 (12): 2374-2378.e4. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.04.026. ... C. aguti likely practiced lateralized feeding, as enamel on the teeth of the upper and lower right jaws was more worn down than ...
Robert R. Reisz; Mark J. MacDougall; Aaron R.H. LeBlanc; Diane Scott; Ramon S. Nagesan (2020). "Lateralized feeding behavior in ... "Evidence of opportunistic feeding between ichthyosaurs and the oldest occurrence of the hexanchid shark Notidanodon from the ... indicating that this reptile preferred to feed using the right side of the jaw, is published by Reisz et al. (2020). ... aiming to assess the functional significance of changes in their skull architecture during feeding on the basis of data from ...
Hobson, E.S. (1963). "Feeding Behavior in Three Species of Sharks". Pacific Science. 17: 171-194. Martin, R.A. Coral Reefs: ... whitetip reef sharks do not become more excited when feeding in groups and are unlikely to be stirred into a feeding frenzy. ... Off Borneo, this species gathers around reef drop-offs to feed on food brought up by the rising current. Off Hawaii, they ... Whitetip reef sharks are well-suited to ecotourism diving, and with conditioning they can be hand-fed by divers. In Hawaiian ...
Tsutsui K, Ubuka T (2016). "GnIH Control of Feeding and Reproductive Behaviors". Frontiers in Endocrinology. 7: 170. doi: ... Bentley GE, Jensen JP, Kaur GJ, Wacker DW, Tsutsui K, Wingfield JC (April 2006). "Rapid inhibition of female sexual behavior by ... Brain and Behavior. 10 (5): 557-64. doi:10.1111/j.1601-183X.2011.00693.x. PMID 21466656. Calisi RM, Geraghty AC, Avila A, ... impacting reproductive behaviors. This neurohormone also acts on the hypothalamus to inhibit the expression of GnRH, which may ...
... is a feeding behavior engaged in by humpback whales and Bryde's whales. It is one of the few surface feeding ... Bubble-net feeding is a cooperative feeding method used by groups of humpback whales. This behavior is not instinctual, it is ... making this a prime feeding ground for humpback whales during their feeding season. Bubble net feeding does not occur ... Unfortunately it is also both a rare and unpredictable behavior. The nutrient rich waters that provide this feeding ground for ...