Male and female Black terns choose different prey types for chick provisioning

• Published in: Бранта: Cборник научных трудов Азово-Черноморской орнитологической станции
• Date: 2017
• Main Authors: van der Winden, J., Poot, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут зоології ім. І.І. Шмальгаузена НАН України 2017
• Subjects: Экология
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/151998
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Male and female Black terns choose different prey types for chick provisioning / J. van der Winden,M. Poot // Бранта: Сборник научных трудов Азово-Черноморской орнитологической станции. — 2017. — Вип. 20. — С. 89-97. — Бібліогр.: 11 назв. — англ.

Eurasian Black terns feed on invertebrates and small vertebrates. Prey types and delivery rates to the chicks have been studied in 1995-2005 in three different habitats in the Netherlands: agricultural grasslands, marshes and moors. Prey items were registered in species groups such as fish, dragonfl...