鄱阳湖区稻田生境中灰鹤越冬行为的时间分配与觅食行为

2013年11月—2014年2月,采用瞬时扫描和焦点动物法研究了鄱阳湖区稻田生境中灰鹤越冬行为的时间分配、活动节律与觅食行为。结果显示,觅食(64.09%)行为所占比例最大,其次为警戒(15.97%)、飞行(8.67%)和修整(7.37%)行为。4种主要行为中,觅食行为时间分配随越冬前期(11月)、中期(12月—翌年1月)、后期(2月)逐渐增加,其余行为时间均逐渐减少。各环境因子对主要行为的影响存在显著交互效应,修整行为随各环境因子变化最为明显,日最低温度升高、日最高温度降低、日照长度增加及湿度降低都会使修整行为增加;日照长度增加和湿度降低时,觅食行为增加;日照长度增加时,警戒行为减少。环境因子对成鹤影响效果与总体相同。环境因子仅对幼鹤的觅食行为影响显著,即日照长度增加和湿度降低,幼鹤觅食行为增加。环境因子对行为的影响为非线性关系,致使其影响趋势在不同范围内有所变化。行为节律上,灰鹤昼间各时段觅食行为保持较高水平,觅食高峰出现在11:00—11:59和17:00—17:30。灰鹤觅食生境与其夜宿地分离,致其上午觅食高峰有所推后。幼鹤昼间各时段行为节律与成鹤有较大差异,且各时段觅食行为比例均高于成鹤。灰鹤越冬期在稻田生境的平均啄食频率为(32.06±0.47)次/min,平均步行频率为(6.55±0.35)步/min。啄食频率与步行频率呈极显著负相关。时段和集群类型对啄食频率的影响存在显著交互效应。稻田中食物资源的可利用性逐渐下降,灰鹤的啄食频率随时间逐渐降低,为保证越冬期间获取足够的能量供应,灰鹤采取逐渐增加步行频率和觅食时间的策略。有觅食间隔的抽样单元中,平均警戒次数为(1.37±0.04)次/单元,平均警戒持续时间为(6.02±0.37)s/单元。成鹤花费在警戒的时间多于幼鹤,家庭群中的个体警戒持续时间多于聚集群中的个体。     

鄱阳湖越冬白鹤觅食地特征分析

2008年11月至2009年3月,采用样线法、样方法和因子分析法对鄱阳湖国家级自然保护区越冬白鹤(Grus leucogranus)觅食地特征进行了研究。结果表明,白鹤在保护区的分布具有时空动态性,主要受水位和食物的控制;白鹤对不同类型觅食地具有选择性(P0.05),对沉水植物型觅食地,即以苦草(Vallisneria natans)、黑藻(Hydrilla verticillata)、马来眼子菜(Potamogeton malaianus)为主的沉水植物型生境利用度最大;白鹤各型觅食地各因子的方差分析表明,植被因子具有极显著差异(P0.001),基底因子和掘食因子具有显著差异(P0.05);因子分析表明,觅食地选择以取食效率因子为主,其次是基底因子和食物丰富度因子。     

贵州草海越冬黑颈鹤觅食栖息地选择的初步研究

本文报道了利用Friedman非参数统计方法,研究越冬黑颈鹤(Grus nigricollis)在贵州草海对其觅食栖息地选择的结果。在草海的黑颈鹤越冬觅食栖息地可分为5种——莎草草甸、浅水沼泽、草地、玉米地和蔬菜地。黑颈鹤对莎草草甸的选择性最高,对玉米地的选择性最差,对其余类型栖息地的选择随地点的不同而不同。草海的人为活动很多,是影响黑颈鹤利用和选择栖息地的一个重要因素。本文也对改善黑颈鹤越冬栖息地的管理和保护提出了一些建议。     

紫水鸡冬季觅食地选择

2006年11月-2007年2月,在广东海丰鸟类自然保护区采用样方法研究了紫水鸡(Porphyrio porphyrio)的冬季觅食地选择。研究结果显示,紫水鸡在冬季对觅食地植被具有明显的选择性,偏爱水葱(Scirpus tabernaemontani)。对62个觅食地样方18个因子的主成分分析表明,草本密度、草本均高、草本盖度、灌木种类、水质和水位这6个因子是冬季觅食地选择的主要因子。判别分析结果表明,枯高、动物性食物丰富度、距大道距离、草本种类、距小道距离、距所处水面边缘距离是区别冬季觅食地和对照地样方的主要参数,判别准确率可达78.1%。紫水鸡冬季多选择在水葱或芦苇(Phragmites communis)等草本植被生长良好、具有特定水位或水质及中等程度的人为干扰的地方觅食。因此,该地区冬季觅食地的恢复和保护对紫水鸡的保护有着重要的意义。     

云南会泽黑颈鹤国家级自然保护区大桥片区黑颈鹤觅食地的初步考察

2009年11月24日至2010年3月18日对云南会泽黑颈鹤国家级自然保护区大桥片区黑颈鹤觅食地的初步考察结果显示,黑颈鹤主要在坡度较为平缓开阔的平地(34%)或东坡(35%),植被低于3㎝(69%),对水源地距离要求倾向于500米内(62.71%)的农耕地中觅食。黑颈鹤觅食地主要为农耕地(69.49℅),其次为沼泽地(26.27℅),对草地的利用率较低,仅有4.2373℅。进一步分析表明马铃薯耕地是黑颈鹤觅食的最主要集中地,占调查频次总计的49℅。     

黑叶猴在喀斯特石山生境的觅食活动

2002 年 8 月至2003 年 7 月,对一群生活在广西扶绥珍稀动物保护区内孤立石山中的黑叶猴进行观察,通过收集有关栖息地利用的数据,从中探讨栖息地的破碎化对其生态习性的影响.研究结果表明：猴群的觅食活动在石山各个部位的分布存在着显著差异,它们更偏好在山腰觅食（66.1%）,而较少利用山脚（18.6%）和山顶（15.3%）.从横向水平来看,猴群的觅食活动主要集中在6个觅食斑块,总面积为7.94 hm^2,约占栖息地面积的18.9%.觅食斑快中黑叶猴喜食食物的植株密度明显高于非觅食斑块.虽然树叶在黑叶猴食物组成中占绝大部分,但其食物组成具有明显的季节性变化.与之相对应,猴群对觅食斑块的利用也表现出明显的季节性差异.     

白头叶猴食谱与觅食时间分配的研究

白头叶猴生活在喀斯特石山环境 ,以树叶为食。对其进行跟踪观察表明白头叶猴有食物 42种 ,其中乔木占 42 .8% ,灌木占 2 6.1 % ,藤本占 2 1 .5% ,草本占 9.6% ,食物组成中树叶占63%— 95% ,果实占 5%— 35% ,花占 0— 6%。白头叶猴有两种觅食方式 ,每天猴群有觅食高峰 2次。白头叶猴觅食的持续时间占日活动时间分配的比例在一年中有季节性变化 ,表现为夏天低冬天高 ,分别为 1 0 .0 3% (6月份 )— 2 3.2 1 % (1 2月份 ) ,这与食物的丰盛状况有关。     

嘉陵江中游长嘴剑鸻冬季觅食地选择

2009年12月至2010年2月,在嘉陵江中游采用样方法研究长嘴剑鸻Charadriusplacidus冬季觅食地选择。通过Mann-Whitney检验,发现基质类型、土壤动物生物量、裸地面积比例、距明水距离和坡度等变量在长嘴剑鸻的觅食地样方(n=62)和对照样方(n=62)间存在极显著性差异(Mann-Whitney检验,P<0.01)。对存在显著性差异的变量进行逻辑斯谛回归分析表明,裸地面积比例对长嘴剑鸻觅食地选择的影响最大,然后依次是坡度和土壤动物生物量。此外,对比渠化江段和自然江段长嘴剑鸻觅食地样方的结果表明,二者在距人为干扰距离和基质类型两个变量间存在显著性差异(Mann-Whitney检验,P<0.05),这在一定程度上反映了长嘴剑鸻对渠化江段的部分适应。总之,长嘴剑鸻偏好在食物丰富、坡度平缓的近水源裸露鹅卵石滩觅食。因此,加强沿江滩涂的保护对长嘴剑鸻有着重要意义。     

鹮嘴鹬越冬觅食地选择与食物资源调查

2010年1～3月在四川省稻城地区对有鹮嘴鹬(Ibidorhyncha struthersii)觅食的河段进行调查,发现鹮嘴鹬87只,密度为1.24只/km,集群平均个体数为(2.12±0.89)只/群。采用样方法调查其觅食地的生境特征,调查其觅食地样方41个,对照样方54个。逐步判别分析结果表明,影响鹮嘴鹬冬季觅食地选择的关键因子是:直径大于30 cm石头盖度、河心岛面积、干扰距离、水深、河滩的宽度。其觅食频率为(18.39±2.36)次/min(n=50),觅食成功率为29.39%±13.24%(n=50)。样方调查(n=50)发现9种食物资源,鹮嘴鹬觅食河段中石蛾(Trichoptera)幼虫(37.72%±12.96%)、石蝇(Plecoptera)幼虫(36.36%±6.06%)和甲壳类(17.76%±7.74%)比例较高,共占样方内食物数量91.84%。     

金斑蝶觅食求偶过程中的视觉嗅觉利用

【目的】阐明金斑蝶Danaus chrysippus觅食求偶时视觉嗅觉信息利用机制。【方法】通过行为学观察,测试金斑蝶成虫对7种不同颜色的假花和假花喷施10%蜂蜜水后的觅食响应;通过自然种群求偶和塑封模型访问试验,验证金斑蝶对颜色和气味行为响应。【结果】在无气味的7种颜色的假花条件下,金斑蝶成虫访花总次数为138次,对长波长红色(620～750 nm)显示出明显的颜色趋性(占总访花次数的 52.17%),访问蓝色(占总访花次数的15.22%)和橙色(占总访花次数的11.59%)次之,其他4种颜色假花较少访问;在假花上喷洒10%蜂蜜水后,金斑蝶成虫访花总次数增加3.05倍,雌雄蝶访花次数分别增加3.31和2.86倍;去花冠无气味的花枝几乎没有蝴蝶访问,然而在去花冠无气味的假花花枝上喷洒10%蜂蜜水后,金斑蝶成虫访花总次数增加146次,对单一颜色的访问次数与对单一气味的访问次数相比无显著差异,金斑蝶成虫对气味加颜色的访问总次数较对单一气味的访问总次数增加2.88倍,雌雄蝶访花次数分别增加2.95和2.83倍;金斑蝶雄蝶对颜色和气味的敏感性高于雌蝶。在求偶过程中,金斑蝶对自然种群与蝶翅模型都有雄追雄、雄追雌、雌追雌和雌追雄4种模式,但金斑蝶对无气味蝶翅模型的追逐次数显著低于对自然种群的追逐次数。在自然光下,雌雄蝶翅颜色和图案相近,除了雄蝶后翅腹面多一白色性标斑点外,其他无显著区别;在紫外光下,蝶翅模型的颜色和图案比自然蝶翅更为明显,可能有助于异性识别。【结论】金斑蝶成虫在觅食和求偶过程中,视觉嗅觉同等重要。颜色较稳定、醒目、容易被发现;气味不稳定、易挥发、受环境干扰较大。在觅食中,金斑蝶利用视觉先进行初步定位,通过嗅觉和味觉确认食物资源;在求偶中,金斑蝶成虫通过视觉初步区分异性,然后依靠嗅觉进行精确识别。     

云南横坑切梢小蠹生物学研究

横坑切梢小蠹Tomicus minor (Hartig)是云南松Pinus yunnanensis Franchet的主要次期性害虫之一。1980年以来,该虫与纵坑切梢小蠹T. piniperda（L.）一起在中国西南部大量发生,导致数十万公顷云南松林受害。本文报道了横坑切梢小蠹在云南地区的生活史、生长、发育、繁殖等生物学特征。横坑切梢小蠹年生活史为一代,前后两代在冬春季有部分重叠。成虫羽化于4月下旬开始陆续,5 月下旬结束。成虫羽化后即飞到树冠上蛀食枝梢,直到11月发育成熟,开始繁殖。在此期间,每头成虫可以蛀食4～6个枝梢。横坑切梢小蠹在云南没有越冬习性。繁殖期从11月至次年3月。成虫主要在已经受到纵坑切梢小蠹危害的树木的中、下部产卵。繁殖期较纵坑切梢小蠹约迟1周。由于横坑切梢小蠹从枝梢到树干对云南松持续危害,对树木的危害性较在其它地区更为严重。横坑切梢小蠹利用受到纵坑切梢小蠹蛀害的树木繁殖产卵,加强了蠹虫对云南松树的危害,加速了受害树木的死亡进程。横坑切梢小蠹的上述生物生态学特征是该虫对云南松造成严重危害的重要原因。从横坑切梢小蠹虫体和虫坑中检测到伴生真菌云南半帚孢Leptographium yunnanensis。横坑切梢小蠹对该菌的带菌率在蛀梢期为11.5%;在蛀干中期约为10%～26%。     

SEXUAL DIMORPHISM AND DIVERGENCE IN WINTER FORAGING BEHAVIOUR OF THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS PICOIDES TRIDACTYLUS

Measurements of 48 males and 45 females of Three-toed Woodpeckers shot in Norway revealed that the mean lengths of wing, tail, bill and tarsus of males were significantly greater than those of females. Sexual dimorphism was most marked for the bill and tarsus.
Feeding observations of the species from spruce-dominated mixed forests during the October-March period indicated an intersexual partitioning of the foraging niche. The males exhibited a stereotyped foraging pattern of bark scaling low down on the main trunks of dead spruce, whilst females used a more differentiated feeding technique and utilized a greater variety of trunk and branch sizes of dead, decaying and living trees of several different species. Significant intersexual differences were found in tree height preference and in the diameter of trunks and branches. The males foraged almost exclusively on the trunks of trees over 10 m high and over 15 cm in diameter, whilst females often frequented dead spruce, under 5 m high, and foraged on thinner trunks and branches. Foraging height was significantly lower for males than for females.
The relationship between the sexual dimorphism, the intersexual partitioning of the feeding niche and their biological significance, is briefly discussed.     

Habitat use by yellowheads,Mohoua ochrocephala (Aves: Muscicapidae), in the Hawdon River Valley,Arthur’s Pass National Park. 2. Time budgets and foraging behaviour

Abstract

Instantaneous sampling was used to describe the ecological niche of yellowheads. Observations began during nesting in 1983 and continued until April 1984. Yellowheads spent on average 90% of their time foraging. As daylength decreased, an increasing proportion of time was spent foraging and a decreasing proportion of time was spent on social activities. When feeding nestlings, females spent significantly more time foraging than did males. Yellowheads spent 75% of their time in the upper understorey and the shaded canopy. There was no difference in the relative use of strata in the two canopy tree species, nor a sexual difference in the time spent in each strata. Yellowheads were entirely insectivorous. Prey items were recorded on 33 occasions; most were lepidopteran larvae. The most common foraging method was surface gleaning, most often on foliage and trunks. Time spent foraging on different substrates varied with tree diameter and tree species. Relative use of different foraging methods changed during the study, as did the types of substrates searched for prey and the proportion of time spent in different strata and at different heights in the forest. Presumably these changes were in response to variations in invertebrate availability.     

Foraging ecology of insectivorous birds in a mixed forest of Hong Kong

In a mixed forest in Hong Kong, the foraging ecology of nine species of insectivorous birds was studied. Leaves and branches of diameters smaller than 2 cm were the most frequently searched microhabitats. Gleaning was the most frequently used foraging method. Apart from Blue-winged Minla and Japanese White-eye, no two species used similar proportions of vertical strata and microhabitats at the same time. Bird species using similar proportion of microhabitats were foraging in different proportion of vertical strata. This niche segregation enabled the bird species to coexist in the same habitat. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch differed from other species by its more frequent use of branches of diameters larger than 2 cm and tree trunks. This might be one of the reasons why this exotic species successfully established a breeding population in the study area.     

白眼潜鸭秋季行为时间分配及活动节律

2012年7~11月,采用焦点动物取样法和瞬时扫描法,在乌鲁木齐近郊水域白湖,对白眼潜鸭（Aythya nyroca）秋季行为进行实地观察研究。制定出白眼潜鸭行为谱,各种行为有取食、保养、运动、休息、警戒、其他,共6类14种。昼间各行为时间分配依次为取食（56.7%）、运动（13.8%）、保养（11.8%）、休息（11.2%）、警戒（5.1%）、其他（1.4%）。其中取食、休息、运动行为有明显的节律性变化。休息行为以家庭为单位聚集在一起进行,取食行为则分开进行。7~9月份7：00~8：00时、18：00~19：00时休息行为出现峰值,10~11月份8：00~9：00时、17：00~18：00时出现峰值;7~9月份取食行为在8：00~9：00时、17：00~18：00时有明显的峰值,10~11月份在10：00~11：00时和15：00~16：00时出现峰值;7~11月份运动行为均在中午达到峰值。白眼潜鸭7~9月份与10~11月份觅食行为、休息行为和保养行为差异极显著（P<0.01）,运动行为无显著性差异（P >0.05）。迁徙前（10月中旬）,白眼潜鸭有集群现象,数量最多达到37只,10月下旬种群集体迁徙。秋季白眼潜鸭主要时间用于取食,意图为了迁徙或越冬积累能量,集群迁徙有利于种群防御天敌。     

Foraging ecology of insectivorous birds in a mixed forest of Hong Kong

In a mixed forest in Hong Kong, the foraging ecology of nine species of insectivorous birds was studied. Leaves and branches of diameters smaller than 2 cm were the most frequently searched microhabitats. Gleaning was the most frequently used foraging method. Apart from Blue-winged Minla and Japanese White-eye, no two species used similar proportions of vertical strata and microhabitats at the same time. Bird species using similar proportion of microhabitats were foraging in different proportion of vertical strata. This niche segregation enabled the bird species to coexist in the same habitat. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch differed from other species by its more frequent use of branches of diameters larger than 2 cm and tree trunks. This might be one of the reasons why this exotic species successfully established a breeding population in the study area.     

Variations of the germinable soil seed bank along the altitudinal gradient in the northwestern Red Sea region

In a mixed forest in Hong Kong, the foraging ecology of nine species of insectivorous birds was studied. Leaves and branches of diameters smaller than 2 cm were the most frequently searched microhabitats. Gleaning was the most frequently used foraging method. Apart from Blue-winged Minla and Japanese White-eye, no two species used similar proportions of vertical strata and microhabitats at the same time. Bird species using similar proportion of microhabitats were foraging in different proportion of vertical strata. This niche segregation enabled the bird species to coexist in the same habitat. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch differed from other species by its more frequent use of branches of diameters larger than 2 cm and tree trunks. This might be one of the reasons why this exotic species successfully established a breeding population in the study area.     

Comparison of the behaviour of Awassi lambs in cafeteria feeding system with single diet feeding system

This study was carried out to compare behavioural activities of Awassi lambs in cafeteria feeding system with conventional feeding (control) that animals fed concentrate. Sixteen, 3-month-old male lambs were housed individually for 42 days. The main effect was on the feeding systems, cafeteria and control. Cafeteria lambs (n=8) were offered the main ingredients (barley, cotton seed meal (CSM), wheat bran and alfalfa straw), while control animals (n=8) were fed a single diet (48% barley, 22% cottonseed meal, 18% wheat bran, 10% alfalfa and 2% vitamin–mineral mixture; having 2467 Kcal ME and 161 g kg⁻¹) with the same main ingredients with slightly higher nutrient content for growth. Food and water intakes were recorded daily, while behavioural observations were recorded twice a week for a period of 1 h at 5 min intervals at 13:00, 16:00, 19:00, 22:00, 01:00, 04:00, 07:00 and 10:00 h after the initiation of daily feeding. After every 5 min, each lamb was monitored to determine its eating, ruminating, drinking, walking, standing, playing, resting and other activities.Cafeteria lambs selected a diet that matched their growth requirement as did control lambs. However, cafeteria lambs ate more (P<0.01). Cafeteria animals preferred cotton seed meal (42.4%) to barley (32.9%) without changing their water intake, final live weight and daily gain (P>0.05). Cafeteria lambs also had higher rates of eating (22% versus 19%, P<0.01), ruminating (24% versus 23%, P>0.05) and resting (29% versus 23%, P<0.01) than the control lambs. On the other hand, cafeteria lambs spent less time standing (19% versus 25%, P<0.01) and walking (1.5% versus 2.1%, P<0.01) compared with control animals. In conclusion, cafeteria lambs selected a diet that matched their presumed biological (behavioral and nutritional) needs without changing their growth performance.     

Seasonal shifts in giant panda feeding behavior: relationships to bamboo plant part consumption

The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) is classified as a carnivore, yet subsists on a diet comprised almost exclusively of bamboo. Wild and captive giant pandas use highly selective foraging behaviors for processing and consuming bamboo. These behaviors are for the first time quantified in captive giant pandas over a 5‐year period of time showing highly specific seasonal trends. Giant panda feeding behavior was recorded using live video observations of two giant pandas housed at the Memphis Zoo from November 2003 to June 2008. Leaf was the primary plant part consumed from June to December, whereas culm was consumed primarily from February to May, with both bears displaying similar seasonal shifts in plant part consumption. From May to June, leaf consumption increased significantly (P‐values<0.001); from June to August, leaf consumption remained high and stable. From December to March, leaf consumption decreased significantly (P‐values<0.001). Specific behaviors for bamboo leaf and culm consumption were also observed. Both bears formed wads of leaves before ingestion while feeding on leaf, but the male employed this feeding behavior more often than the female (54 and 33%, respectively). Both bears used similar culm‐stripping behavior (26 and 25%), used to remove the outer layer and isolate the pith for consumption. This study indicates that unique seasonal foraging behaviors observed in wild pandas are also apparent in captive animals in relation to plant part selectivity and feeding behaviors. Zoo Biol 29:470–483, 2010. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.     

Selection of mature and old stands by Corsican Nuthatch Sitta whiteheadi in harvested forests

In harvested forests, the bird community is largely determined by stand structure, which itself is determined by forestry practices. This study aimed to identify habitat variables determining the presence of Corsican Nuthatch Sitta whiteheadi – a threatened island endemic – in harvested Corsican Pine Pinus nigra laricio woods, with the aim of mitigating the impact of timber harvest on the bird. Comparison of occupied and unoccupied plots showed that this bird is found mostly in pure Corsican Pine stands, and is absent when more than 50% of trees are not this species. Nests were built in decaying pine snags between 20 and 100 cm diameter at breast height (dbh), but birds avoided stands with live pines < 70 cm dbh, and selected stands with pines > 80 cm dbh. Conservation of Corsican Nuthatch therefore depends on maintaining harvest rotations of more than 200 years, reducing the size of felling coupes in clear‐cutting systems or, preferably, practising selective cutting, maintaining a sufficient density of old trees and snags, and checking the encroachment of other tree species into Corsican Pine stands.