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Lahti, K., & S. Rytkonen. 1996. Presence of conspe- 
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Univ. Oulu, Linnanmaa, FIN-90570 Oulu, Fin¬ 
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Larsen, T. 1993. Information parasitism in foraging 
Bar-tailed Godwits Limosa lapponica. Ibis 135: 
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Marzluff, j. M., B. Heinrich, & C. S. Marzluff. 
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Morrison, M. L., et al. 1989. Bird foraging on in¬ 
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Birds occurred in 14% of stomach samples and rep¬ 
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Poulin, B., & G. Lefebvre. 1996. Dietary relation¬ 
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Roberts, W. M. 1996. Hummingbirds' nectar concen¬ 
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