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The Food Storage Behaviour of the Northwestern Crow

The Food Storage Behaviour of the Northwestern Crow THE FOOD STORAGE BEHAVIOUR OF THE NORTHWESTERN CROW by PAUL C. JAMES1)2) and NICOLAAS A. M. VERBEEK (Dept. of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada) (With 2 Figures) (Acc. 25-II-1983) Introduction ' Much attention has been focused on avian food storage behaviour, in terms of the various strategies shown by different species (BALDA & BATEMAN, 1971; BOCK, 1970; BOSSEMA, 1979; CHETTLEBURGH, 1952, 1955; COLLOPY, 1977; COWIE et al., 1981; HAFTORN, 1954, 1956a, b, c, 1974; KALLANDER, 1978; KILHAM, 1963; MACROBERTS, 1970, 1975; MACROBERTS & MACROBERTS, 1976; SHERRY et al., 1982; SWANBERG, 1951; TOMBACK, 1977; TURCEK & KELSO, 1968; VANDER WALL & BALDA, 1977), the evolution of the behaviour (ANDERSSON & KREBS, 1978; ROBERTS, 1979; TURCEK & KELSO, 1968), and the problem of how in- dividuals recover their caches (BALDA, 1980; BOSSEMA, 1979; KRUSHIN- SKAYA, 1970; SHERRY et al., 1981; TOMBACK, 1980; TURCEK, 1966). Most of the literature on food storage revolves around the behaviour as a long-term seasonal phenomenon, and not as a strategy to accommodate short-term daily food fluctuations. Furthermore, aside from incidental observations, no member of the genus Corvus has had its food storage behaviour thoroughly documented (KALLANDER, 1978; TURtEK & KELSO, 1968). It is http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behaviour Brill

The Food Storage Behaviour of the Northwestern Crow

Behaviour , Volume 85 (3-4): 15 – Jan 1, 1983

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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0005-7959
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1568-539X
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10.1163/156853983x00264
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THE FOOD STORAGE BEHAVIOUR OF THE NORTHWESTERN CROW by PAUL C. JAMES1)2) and NICOLAAS A. M. VERBEEK (Dept. of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada) (With 2 Figures) (Acc. 25-II-1983) Introduction ' Much attention has been focused on avian food storage behaviour, in terms of the various strategies shown by different species (BALDA & BATEMAN, 1971; BOCK, 1970; BOSSEMA, 1979; CHETTLEBURGH, 1952, 1955; COLLOPY, 1977; COWIE et al., 1981; HAFTORN, 1954, 1956a, b, c, 1974; KALLANDER, 1978; KILHAM, 1963; MACROBERTS, 1970, 1975; MACROBERTS & MACROBERTS, 1976; SHERRY et al., 1982; SWANBERG, 1951; TOMBACK, 1977; TURCEK & KELSO, 1968; VANDER WALL & BALDA, 1977), the evolution of the behaviour (ANDERSSON & KREBS, 1978; ROBERTS, 1979; TURCEK & KELSO, 1968), and the problem of how in- dividuals recover their caches (BALDA, 1980; BOSSEMA, 1979; KRUSHIN- SKAYA, 1970; SHERRY et al., 1981; TOMBACK, 1980; TURCEK, 1966). Most of the literature on food storage revolves around the behaviour as a long-term seasonal phenomenon, and not as a strategy to accommodate short-term daily food fluctuations. Furthermore, aside from incidental observations, no member of the genus Corvus has had its food storage behaviour thoroughly documented (KALLANDER, 1978; TURtEK & KELSO, 1968). It is

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Published: Jan 1, 1983

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