A Case of a Warbler Eating Berries

This is a photographic case study on the Yellow-rumped Warbler. This bird is unusual among warblers in its ability to eat Bayberry seeds. This ability give is a winter food source that minimizes it's need to migrate affecting the way it interacts with its ecosystem. This case explores this aspect of migratory bird biology while developing observational skills and questioning skills in students.

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Primary or BEN resource type	Assignment/activity (non-laboratory)
Secondary resource type	Photograph Case study
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Format	pdf
Temporal and geographic description	Northeastern US
Is Part Of	A Case of a Warbler Eating Berries and Image collection
Collection Link	http://esa.org/ecoed/folders/0097/warblersandtheirdietofinsects
Ecological Core Concept	Individuals -- Behavior Interspecific interactions -- Predation and herbivory
Drought & Water-Ecosystem Services Collection	Off
Conservation Targets Under Global Change Collection	Off
Big Data Collection	Off
Editor's Choice	No
Audience	Undergraduate upper division 15-16 Undergraduate lower division 13-14
Pedagogical Use Description	This is a photographic Case Study as described in Krauss, et al. JCST 40(1):74-76.
Access Rights (NA)	granted
Keywords	Bird Migration, Evolution
Key taxa	Wood Warblers
Life science discipline (subject)	Ecology
Primary Author Controlled Name	David Krauss
Primary Author Affiliation	City University of New York
Primary Author email	dkrauss@bmcc.cuny.edu
Secondary Author Name(s)	Lauren Goodwyn
Secondary Author Affiliation(s)	CUNY
Secondary Author Email(s)	lgoodwyn@bmcc.cuny.edu
Submitter Name	David A Krauss
Submitter Email	cunybioprof@yahoo.com
Rights	granted
Date Of Record Submission	2012-07-31

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