早期的饮食不会影响鱼海 (Larus argentatus) 对鱼的偏好
Emma Inzani1, Laura Kelley1, Robert Thomas2
1Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom.
PeerJ
|July 15, 2024
概括
鱼海幼对海洋食物有强烈的偏好,不受早期饮食的影响. 这种自然偏好可能会驱使成年人在城市环境中寻找食物的行为.
科学领域:
- 鸟类学 鸟类学是一门学科.
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
- 动物行为 动物行为
背景情况:
- 城市鱼 (Larus argentatus) 种群正在增加,导致人类与野生动物之间的冲突.
- 家长海可能会从人为产生的食物转变为为小的海洋食物,但驱动因素尚不清楚.
- 对于海幼来说,人为和海洋食物之间存在营养差异.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查早期的饮食是否影响鱼海幼的食物偏好.
- 为了确定小的偏好是否是由父母提供的食物类型所塑造的.
- 了解城市海种群中食物偏好的发展.
主要方法:
- 实验性地操纵了人为和海洋食物的比例在被囚禁养殖的鱼海幼的饮食中.
- 在两个治疗组中随机分配给27只小的饮食 (80:20人为:海洋,反之亦然).
- 在整个开发过程中使用食物阵列 (鱼,猫粮,贝,面包) 测试了个体的食物偏好.
主要成果:
- 所有的小都非常喜欢鱼,不管他们被分配的饮食治疗.
- 大多数小拒绝吃提供的棕色面包.
- 早期的饮食操纵并没有改变小的天生的食物偏好.
结论:
- 鱼海幼表现出强烈的,持久的偏好海洋食物,独立于早期的饮食暴露.
- 这种先天的偏好可能加强了成年人在繁殖季节对海洋食物的饮食转换.
- 需要对野生种群进行进一步的研究,以了解的偏好如何影响父母的供应和城市资源开发.
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