References & Sources - August 15, 1998 New hunting trick explains bird luck
Sense organs on its bill that monitor water movement help a type of sandpiper called a red knot find mollusks hidden deep in the sand.
References:
Piersma, T., et al. 1998. A new pressure sensory mechanism for prey detection in birds: The use of principles of seabed dynamics? Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 265(Aug. 7):1377.
Sources:
Theunis Piersma
University of Groningen
Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies
P.O. Box 14
9750 AA Haren
Netherlands
E-mail: theunis@nioz.nl
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