A relationship between prey density and territory size in non-breeding Eastern Curlews Numenius madagascariensis

Two hypotheses have been proposed to explain the varia-tion in territory size observed within populations. Hypoth-esis I assumes that individuals can assess the local fooddensity; territory size is then determined by the amountof food contained within the territory (Norman & Jones1984, McFarland 1986). Under Hypothesis II, an animaldefends as large an area as possible and the size of theterritory is regulated by intruder pressure from the otheranimals in the population (Myers

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