Sentence examples for following foraging from inspiring English sources

However, the bedload flux after foraging by Barbel, which is a specialist benthivore, was 150% higher than that following foraging by Chub, which feed opportunistically from the bed, and the total transported mass of sediment was 98% greater.

The following foraging parameters were calculated for each bee: (1) mass of nectar or pollen collected, (2) bout duration and ultimately (3) the nectar foraging rate (NFR, mg nectar h−1) or pollen foraging rate (PFR, mg pollen h−1).

These included the following: forage palatability, digestibility, animal health and size of faecal pats deposited by animals when grazing.

This data shows no evidence of extended resting periods beyond a single daytime event following night foraging and dispels the theory that Nautilus rest by hanging on to coral or within crevices for extended periods.

However these responses may be species specific: Tammar wallabies increased vigilance and decreased foraging following playback of foot stomps [18].

[12] Whale foraging dives are characterized by rapid descents and ascents to reduce transit time to prey aggregations [13], [14], and high metabolic rates in gray seals while motionless at the surface support the idea that marine mammals process food during extended surface intervals following deep-water foraging [15].

Age class, sex, age class*sex, pup presence, body condition (X ± SD = 0.595 ± 1.011, N = 91), and number of previous playbacks heard (X ± SD = 0.461 ± 0.294, N = 91) significantly explained variation in time allocated to foraging following playbacks (Table  2).

Previous studies of marmot antipredator behavior have not reported significant effects of age or sex on time allocated to foraging following alarm calls (Blumstein et al. 2008a, b; Blumstein and Recapet 2009; a small effect was detected in Blumstein and Daniel 2004).

Additionally, by following better foragers, juveniles may refine their own foraging skills through practice.

Combined, if the limited opportunities in utilizing boosts and further foraging following the commission of a previous burglary offence influences offender decision-making, then it is likely that fewer repeats and near repeats will occur swiftly after an initial offence.

All dose levels were calculated following field observations of foraging starlings and analysis of invertebrate samples from sewage treatment filterbeds.