The function of food storing in shrikes: the importance of larders for the condition of females and during inclement weather

Food storing is a well-known phenomenon among birds, described in shrikes Laniidae. The preferred explanation suggests that its function is to signify male quality to females and to mark territorial borders during the mating period. The importance of food storing must vary among different species, h...

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Main Authors: A. Golawski, E. Mroz, S. Golawska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:The European Zoological Journal
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/24750263.2020.1769208