Hummingbirds have high metabolic needs and many aggressively compete for food. Competition is a potentially important component of resource defense but its impact on aggression and foraging of hummingbirds is not well understood. I manipulated the perception of competition by using the playback of the Coppery-headed Emerald (Elvira curpeiceps), a territorial hummingbird, and of the Violet Sabrewing (Campylopterus hemileucurus), a traplining hummingbird, to assess the impact on number of aggressive chases and foraging success of hummingbirds at feeders. This study was performed in Monteverde at the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve and Selvatura Park. The playbacks caused some but not all hummingbird species to be more aggressive and fora...
In Monteverde, Costa Rica, a number of hummingbird species coexist that are extremely important for ...
Changes in territorial behavior of blackchinned hummingbirds ( Archilochus alexandri ) in response t...
Biology of BirdsRuby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) defend a territory based on the av...
Hummingbirds have high metabolic needs and many aggressively compete for food. Competition is a pot...
Amount of resource available for individuals within a species strongly influences levels of intraspe...
Amount of resource available for individuals within a species strongly influences levels of intraspe...
The determinants of territorial behavior patterns in aggressive organisms are not well understood. H...
The determinants of territorial behavior patterns in aggressive organisms are not well understood. H...
Organisms specialize in order to decrease the energy required to do certain activities, such as fora...
Organisms specialize in order to decrease the energy required to do certain activities, such as fora...
As pollinators of many flowers in Costa Rica, the foraging behavior of hummingbirds has been studied...
As pollinators of many flowers in Costa Rica, the foraging behavior of hummingbirds has been studied...
Traplining hummingbirds have been observed to change their foraging behavior in response to a change...
Traplining hummingbirds have been observed to change their foraging behavior in response to a change...
In Monteverde, Costa Rica, a number of hummingbird species coexist that are extremely important for ...
In Monteverde, Costa Rica, a number of hummingbird species coexist that are extremely important for ...
Changes in territorial behavior of blackchinned hummingbirds ( Archilochus alexandri ) in response t...
Biology of BirdsRuby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) defend a territory based on the av...
Hummingbirds have high metabolic needs and many aggressively compete for food. Competition is a pot...
Amount of resource available for individuals within a species strongly influences levels of intraspe...
Amount of resource available for individuals within a species strongly influences levels of intraspe...
The determinants of territorial behavior patterns in aggressive organisms are not well understood. H...
The determinants of territorial behavior patterns in aggressive organisms are not well understood. H...
Organisms specialize in order to decrease the energy required to do certain activities, such as fora...
Organisms specialize in order to decrease the energy required to do certain activities, such as fora...
As pollinators of many flowers in Costa Rica, the foraging behavior of hummingbirds has been studied...
As pollinators of many flowers in Costa Rica, the foraging behavior of hummingbirds has been studied...
Traplining hummingbirds have been observed to change their foraging behavior in response to a change...
Traplining hummingbirds have been observed to change their foraging behavior in response to a change...
In Monteverde, Costa Rica, a number of hummingbird species coexist that are extremely important for ...
In Monteverde, Costa Rica, a number of hummingbird species coexist that are extremely important for ...
Changes in territorial behavior of blackchinned hummingbirds ( Archilochus alexandri ) in response t...
Biology of BirdsRuby-throated Hummingbirds (Archilochus colubris) defend a territory based on the av...