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Larger barnacle geese (Branta leucopsis) are more efficient feeders: a possible mechanism for observed body size—fitness relationships |
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| Authors: | D. R. Cope M. J. J. E. Loonen J. M. Rowcliffe R. A. Pettifor |
| Affiliation: | The Macaulay Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, U.K.;Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London, Regent's Park, London, U.K.;The Wildfowl &Wetlands Trust, Eastpark Farm, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, U.K.;Zoological Laboratory, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, PO Box 14, 9750 AA Haren, The Netherlands |
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| Keywords: | Branta leucopsis barnacle geese grazing intake rate morphology foraging efficiency scaling peck rate |