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Effect of Degree of Ripeness and Size of Fruit on the Feeding Preference in Some Breeding Birds  

Kim, Hyun-Woo (Department of Biology, Kongju National University)
Cho, Sam-Rae (Department of Biology, Kongju National University)
You, Young-Han (Department of Biology, Kongju National University)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.27, no.4, 2009 , pp. 334-340 More about this Journal
Abstract
In other to know the feeding preference over the degree of ripeness and size of fruits in birds, we gave them to three bird species in breeding condition, counted and analyzed the number of fruits by correspondence ordination technique. Chrysolophus pictus did not show a distinct preference in respect to degree of maturity or size of fruits of among three tree species. Columba rupestris preferred un-ripen fruits over ripen ones of Prunus yedoensis or Elaeagnus multiflora, but did not choose selectively in case of fruits of Malus sieboldii. Pavo muticus showed the reverse favorable pattern of Columba rupestris. Total feeding amounts eaten by birds were dependent on the initial feeding amounts of fruits. These results indicated that in feeding activity some birds chose differently in terms of species or maturity of fruits, but not in fruit size.
Keywords
breeding bird; ripeness; size; fruit; feeding preference; correspondence ordination;
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