| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1995 |
| Authors: | Hötker, H |
| Journal: | Journal of Ornithology |
| Volume: | 136 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Date Published: | 1995 |
| ISBN Number: | 2193-7192 |
| Keywords: | Anatidae, Calidris alpina, Charadrius hiaticula, Ereunetes alpina, Haematopus ostralegus, Limosa, Limosa lapponica, Philomachus pugnax, Pluvialis squatarola, Scolopacidae, Tadorna, Tadorna tadorna, Tringa, Tringa erythropus, Tringa nebularia, Tringa totanus, Wadden Sea |
| Abstract: | Shelducks, Oystercatchers, Grey Plovers, Knots, Dunlins, Bar-tailed Godwits, Curlews, Spotted Redshanks, Redshanks, and Greenshanks showed a tidal rhythm of time-activity budgets on the Wadden Sea coast during the non-breeding season. Ringed Plovers and Ruffs did not react to the tidal rhythm. Night-time feeding could be observed in most species. Differences in the time-activity budgets of the species were related to body mass and size of food particles. Inter-site comparisons revealed that technical constructions for coastal protection influenced the activity rhythms of the birds. |
| URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01651234 |
Taxonomic name:
Anatidae (Birds), Calidris alpina (Birds), Charadrius hiaticula (Birds), Charadrius Hiaticula (Birds), Haematopus ostralegus (Birds), Haematopus Ostralegus (Birds), Limosa (Birds), Limosa lapponica (Birds), Philomachus pugnax (Birds), Pluvialis squatarola (Birds), Scolopacidae (Birds), Tadorna (Birds), Tadorna tadorna (Birds), Tringa (Birds), Tringa erythropus (Birds), Tringa nebularia (Birds), Tringa totanus (Birds)