Foraging behavior of male and female Nuttall woodpeckers

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Jenkins, J. M.

Source:

Auk, American Ornithologists' Union, Volume 96, Issue 2, p.418-420 (1979)

Call Number:

A79JEN01IDUS

URL:

https://sora.unm.edu/node/23292

Keywords:

Nuttall's woodpecker, Picoides nuttallii

Abstract:

Woodpeckers have been the focus of attention in examining the ecological significance of intersexual niche divergence. Many of the North American species of the genus Picoides exhibit intersexual niche divergence. This study was undertaken to quantify the foraging behavior of males and females of P. nuttallii and to determine if and to what extent subdivision of the foraging niche occurs.