Figs Are More Than Fallback Foods: The Relationship between Ficus and Cebus in a Tropical Dry Forest by Nigel A. Parr, Amanda D. Melin, Linda Marie Fedigan

“…Capuchins also increase time spent foraging for fruit and decrease time spent foraging for invertebrates on days when figs trees are visited. …”
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Prediction of Concrete Compressive Strength Based on the BP Neural Network Optimized by Random Forest and ISSA by Gang Chen, Donglin Zhu, Xiao Wang, Changjun Zhou, Xiangyu Chen

“…In terms of algorithm improvement, three improvements are proposed for SSA: Latin hypercube sampling is introduced to initialize the location of sparrows and increase the diversity of sparrows; the somersault foraging strategy is used to enrich the optimal position of producers; and combining with the cyclone foraging mechanism, the position updating process of the scroungers is optimized to obtain a better foraging position. …”
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Sequential Load Transport in Grass-Cutting Ants (Atta vollenweideri): Maximization of Plant Delivery Rate or Improved Information Transfer? by Jacqueline Röschard, Flavio Roces

“…Alternatively, the “information-transfer hypothesis" states that sequential transport improves the information flow during foraging. By transferring its load, a worker may return earlier to the foraging site so as to intensify chemical recruitment. …”
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Effect of touristic activities on seabirds’ habitat selection on sandy beaches by Costa Leonardo, Rangel Danilo Freitas, Zalmon Ilana

“…In general, seabirds select areas with a higher availability of prey, but human disturbances can modify their spatial and temporal foraging patterns in urban coastal ecosystems. Here we tested the hypothesis that human activities prevent seabirds foraging on beach sectors that are impacted by urbanization and recreational activities. …”
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Hungry wintering birds and angry farmers: Crop damage and management implications in a protected wetland in China by Lanyan Zhong, Yanfang Li, Yalong Li, Chuanyin Dai

“…The farmers had negative attitudes toward the problematic species and a low tolerance for crop-foraging activity. Both traits were affected by measurable factors related to crop loss. …”
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Wildflowers Susceptible to Deer Damage in North Florida by Holly K. Ober, Lucas W. DeGroote, James H. Aldrich, Jeffrey G. Norcini, Gary W. Knox

“…Unfortunately, deer foraging preferences vary geographically and studies conducted with captive deer aren’t always accurate. …”
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Ecological Drivers of Molt‐Breeding Overlap, an Unusual Life‐History Strategy of Small‐Island Birds? by Christopher C. De Ruyck, Nicola Koper

“…ABSTRACT Terrestrial bird populations on small, species depauperate islands often experience selection for generalist foraging traits via ecological release; however, it is unclear how island conditions may uniquely influence other life‐history characteristics of small‐island birds, such as the unusually high rates of molt‐breeding overlap exhibited on the island of Grenada. …”
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Wildflowers Susceptible to Deer Damage in North Florida by Holly K. Ober, Lucas W. DeGroote, James H. Aldrich, Jeffrey G. Norcini, Gary W. Knox

“…Unfortunately, deer foraging preferences vary geographically and studies conducted with captive deer aren’t always accurate. …”
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Nesting Island Creation for Wading Birds by C. Leann White, Peter C. Frederick, Martin B. Main, James A. Rodgers, Jr.

“…The future success of wading bird populations may be determined by how well they cope with manipulated foraging and nesting habitats. In this document, we make recommendations on the creation of nesting islands for long-legged wading birds.  …”
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Nesting Island Creation for Wading Birds by C. Leann White, Peter C. Frederick, Martin B. Main, James A. Rodgers, Jr.

“…The future success of wading bird populations may be determined by how well they cope with manipulated foraging and nesting habitats. In this document, we make recommendations on the creation of nesting islands for long-legged wading birds.  …”
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Trigona corvina: An Ecological Study Based on Unusual Nest Structure and Pollen Analysis by David W. Roubik, J. Enrique Moreno Patiño

“…Trigona corvina primarily foraged on plants with large inflorescences, consistent with foraging theory considering their aggressive behavior.…”
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Changes in movement patterns in relation to sun conditions and spatial scales in wild western gorillas by B. Robira, S. Benhamou, E. Obeki Bayanga, T. Breuer, S. Masi

“…., spatial memory-based orientation) towards profitable food patches should enhance their foraging success. The mechanisms underpinning primate navigating ability remain nonetheless mostly unknown. …”
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Bio-concentration of hazardous metals in migrant shorebirds in a key conservation reserve and adjoining areas on the west coast of India by K.M. Aarif, K.A. Rubeena, Aymen Nefla, Zuzana Musilova, Petr Musil, Sabir Bin Muzaffar

“…This study highlights that heavy metals in the coastal habitats are increasing and that there are potential risks from exposure to foraging shorebirds. Heavy metals have known adverse effects on shorebirds. …”
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Breeding bird communities of the pine forests in the forest-steppe zone by A. Atemasov, T. Atemasova

“…We registered 39 breeding bird species during point counts; of them 3 were cavity excavators, 13 were secondary cavity users, 13 were tree and 3 were shrub foliage nesters and 6 were ground nesters. There were 7 trunk-foraging species, 15 canopy-foraging species, 3 shrub-foraging species, and 12 ground-foraging species. …”
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Size-Related Differences in the Thermoregulatory Habits of Free-Ranging Komodo Dragons by Henry J. Harlow, Deni Purwandana, Tim S. Jessop, John A. Phillips

“…A potential ecological consequence of size-specific thermoregulatory habits for dragons is separation of foraging areas. In part, differences in thermoregulation could contribute to inducing shifts in predatory strategies from active foraging in small dragons to more sedentary sit-and-wait ambush predators in adults.…”
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Strong benefits of hedgerows to bats in three European winegrowing regions by Fernanda Chávez, Martin H. Entling, Rafael Alcalá Herrera, Emilio Benítez, Stefan Möth, Jo Marie Reiff, Silvia Winter, Verena Rösch

“…Bat species adapted to foraging in the open space decreased their activity by half at a distance of 120 m from the hedgerow into the center of the vineyard, while bats adapted to foraging along vegetation (edge‐space bats) and those adapted to feeding within and close to vegetation (narrow‐space bats) decreased their mean flight activity by more than 80% at the same distance. …”
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Measuring self-control in a wild songbird using a spatial discounting task by Ella McCallum, Rachael C. Shaw

“…We used a spatial discounting task resembling natural foraging decisions to measure self-control in wild toutouwai (Petroica longipes), a songbird endemic to New Zealand. …”
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Behavioral Differentiation and Ovarian Development of Unmated Gynes, Queens, and Workers of Ectatomma vizottoi Almeida 1987 (Formicidae, Ectatomminae) by Alexsandro Santana Vieira, Wedson Desidério Fernandes, William Fernando Antonialli-Junior

“…The most important (frequent) behaviors for the queens were brood care, immobility, and reproduction, and for workers were immobility, grooming/interaction, brood care, and foraging. Unmated gynes (not winged) primarily showed immobility, brood care, grooming/interaction, and foraging. …”
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Environmental harshness does not affect the propensity for social learning in great tits, Parus major by Emil Isaksson, Julie Morand-Ferron, Alexis Chaine

“…We showed that individuals use social learning to find food in both colour-associative and spatial foraging tasks and that individuals differed consistently in their use of social learning. …”
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How do animals weigh conflicting information about reward sources over time? Comparing dynamic averaging models by Jack Van Allsburg, Timothy A. Shahan

“…Abstract Optimal foraging theory suggests that animals make decisions which maximize their food intake per unit time when foraging, but the mechanisms animals use to track the value of behavioral alternatives and choose between them remain unclear. …”
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