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Age-related Differences in Behaviour and Ecology of Crimson Rosellas, Platycercus elegans, during the Non-Breeding Season

Age-related Differences in Behaviour and Ecology of Crimson Rosellas, Platycercus elegans, during... <jats:p>Habitat use, diet and behaviour of adult and immature crimson rosellas were compared in the non-breeding season in a wet sclerophyll forest in southern Victoria. Immature birds occurred mainly at forest edges and were more patchily distributed than adults. They also differed quantitatively in their diet, spent more time feeding and less time resting, and occurred in larger flocks than adults. It is suggested that these dietary and behavioural differences probably result from either enforced use of inferior habitats and food resources, or less efficient foraging.</jats:p> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Wildlife Research CrossRef

Age-related Differences in Behaviour and Ecology of Crimson Rosellas, Platycercus elegans, during the Non-Breeding Season

Wildlife Research , Volume 12 (2): 299 – Jan 1, 1985

Age-related Differences in Behaviour and Ecology of Crimson Rosellas, Platycercus elegans, during the Non-Breeding Season


Abstract

<jats:p>Habitat use, diet and behaviour of adult and immature crimson rosellas were compared in the
non-breeding season in a wet sclerophyll forest in southern Victoria. Immature birds occurred mainly at
forest edges and were more patchily distributed than adults. They also differed quantitatively in their
diet, spent more time feeding and less time resting, and occurred in larger flocks than adults. It is
suggested that these dietary and behavioural differences probably result from either enforced use of
inferior habitats and food resources, or less efficient foraging.</jats:p>

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1035-3712
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10.1071/wr9850299
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Abstract

<jats:p>Habitat use, diet and behaviour of adult and immature crimson rosellas were compared in the non-breeding season in a wet sclerophyll forest in southern Victoria. Immature birds occurred mainly at forest edges and were more patchily distributed than adults. They also differed quantitatively in their diet, spent more time feeding and less time resting, and occurred in larger flocks than adults. It is suggested that these dietary and behavioural differences probably result from either enforced use of inferior habitats and food resources, or less efficient foraging.</jats:p>

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Wildlife ResearchCrossRef

Published: Jan 1, 1985

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