Answer to Question #43245 in Biology for ogas

Question

Does foraging behaviour vary among individuals in the population of zebra finches?

Answer 1

Due to the selective advantages of energetically efficient foraging behaviour, foraging behaviour will evolve toward an optimum. To evolve foraging should be a variable behaviour, changing frequently in response to changes in the availability of food. There are variation between individuals in their choice of foraging patches in the population of zebra finches