Feeding strategies of Red Knots (Caladris canutus canutus) in their tropical wintering grounds of Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania

Kaptein, Leon (2021) Feeding strategies of Red Knots (Caladris canutus canutus) in their tropical wintering grounds of Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania. Master's Research Project 2, Ecology and Evolution.

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Abstract

Foraging strategies are usually determined at a species or population level, while variation between individuals is overlooked. In this research the diet of a traditional considered specialist species, the red knot (Calidris canutus), is determined using video analyses. Of the 39 analysed individuals, 26 specialized in a diet consistent of either seagrass or molluscs. 13 individuals were considered generalists, feeding on both seagrass and molluscs. This research highlights the importance of individual foraging decisions in determining population or species foraging strategies.

Item Type:	Thesis (Master's Research Project 2)
Supervisor name:	Gils, J.A. van
Degree programme:	Ecology and Evolution
Thesis type:	Master's Research Project 2
Language:	English
Date Deposited:	18 Nov 2021 14:34
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2021 14:34
URI:	https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/26296

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