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Iheringia. Série Zoologia
Water depth selection during foraging and efficiency in prey capture by the egrets Casmerodius albus and Egretta thula (Aves, Ardeidae) in an urban lagoon in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Aline B. Moreno2  Adriano R. Lagos1  Maria Alice S. Alves1 
[1] ,Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Departamento de Ecologia
关键词: Foraging depth;    Casmerodius albus;    Egretta thula;    Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas;    Profundidade de forrageamento;    Casmerodius albus;    Egretta thula;    Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas;   
DOI  :  10.1590/S0073-47212005000100016
来源: SciELO
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【 摘 要 】

This study aimed to evaluate the water depth selection during foraging, the efficiency in prey capture, and the food items captured by Casmerodius albus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Egretta thula (Molina, 1782). The work was conducted at an urban lagoon, Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas, Rio de Janeiro. Four transects were made each month (two in the morning and two in the afternoon) for six months. When the birds were detected foraging, the water depth and the types of prey captured were recorded. There was no significant relationship between the foraging efficiencies of the two species. However, they differed in relation to the water depth when foraging, and also in the food items captured. Casmerodius albus captured mainly fishes while Egretta thula captured mainly invertebrates. The results suggest that the differences in water depth when foraging and the food items captured allow a differential use of the food resources available by C. albus and E. thula at Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.

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