Use este identificador para citar ou linkar para este item:
http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/jspui/handle/123456789/8958
Título: | Feeding behavior by hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae) in artificial food patches in an Atlantic Forest remnant in southeastern Brazil. |
Autor(es): | Lanna, Lucas L. Azevedo, Cristiano Schetini de Claudino, Ricardo Marcelino Oliveira, Reisla Silva de Itabaiana, Yasmine Antonini |
Palavras-chave: | Behavioral strategies Food resources Dominance Subordination |
Data do documento: | 2017 |
Referência: | LANNA, L. L. et al. Feeding behavior by hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae) in artificial food patches in an Atlantic Forest remnant in southeastern Brazil. Zoologia, Curitiba, v. 34, p. 1-9, 2017. Disponível em: <http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?pid=S1984-46702017000100305&script=sci_arttext&tlng=en>. Acesso em: 25 ago. 2017. |
Resumo: | During flight, hummingbirds achieve the maximum aerobic metabolism rates within vertebrates. To meet such demands, these birds have to take in as much energy as possible, using strategies such as selecting the best food resources and adopting behaviors that allow the greatest energy gains. We tested whether hummingbirds choose sources that have higher sugar concentrations, and investigated their behaviors near and at food resources. The study was conducted at Atlantic forest remnant in Brazil, between June and December 2012. Four patches were provided with artificial feeders, containing sucrose solutions at concentrations of 5%, 15%, 25% and 35% weight/volume. Hummingbird behaviors were recorded using the ad libitum method with continuous recording of behaviors. The following species were observed: the Brazilian ruby Clytolaema rubricauda (Boddaert, 1783), Violet-capped woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis (Gmelin, 1788), Scale-throated hermit Phaethornis eurynome (Lesson, 1832), White-throated hummingbird Leucochloris albicollis (Vieillot, 1818), Versicoloured emerald Amazilia versicolor (Vieillot, 1818), Glittering-bellied emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus (Shaw, 1812) and other Phaethornis spp. C. rubricauda, P. eurynome and Phaethornis spp. visited the 35%-sucrose feeders more often, while the T. glaucopis visited the 25%-sucrose feeders more often. L. albicollis and A. versicolor visited more often solutions with sugar concentration of 15%. C. lucidus visited all patches equally. Three behavioral strategies were observed: 1) C. rubricauda and T. glaucopis exhibited interspecific and intraspecific dominance; 2) the remaining species exhibited subordinance to the dominant hummingbirds, and 3) P. eurynome and Phaethornis spp. adopted a hide-and-wait strategy to the dominant hummingbird species. The frequency of aggressive behaviors was correlated with the time the hummingbird spent feeding, and bird size. Our results showed that hummingbirds can adopt different strategies to enhance food acquisition; that more aggressive species feeding more than less aggressive species; and that the birds, especially if they were dominant species, visited high quality food resources more often. |
URI: | http://www.repositorio.ufop.br/handle/123456789/8958 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zoologia.34.e13228 |
ISSN: | 1984-4689 |
Licença: | Os trabalhos publicados no periódico Zoologia, exceto onde identificado, estão sob uma licença Creative Commons que permite copiar, distribuir e transmitir o trabalho desde que sejam citados o autor e o licenciante. Fonte: Zoologia <http://www.scielo.br/revistas/zool/iaboutj.htm>. Acesso em: 10 fev. 2020. |
Aparece nas coleções: | DEBIO - Artigos publicados em periódicos |
Arquivos associados a este item:
Arquivo | Descrição | Tamanho | Formato | |
---|---|---|---|---|
ARTIGO_FeedingBehaviorHummingbirds.pdf | 1,12 MB | Adobe PDF | Visualizar/Abrir |
Os itens no repositório estão protegidos por copyright, com todos os direitos reservados, salvo quando é indicado o contrário.