Traits:FeedingMethodBehaviour

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Feeding Method/Behaviour

Feeding Method/Behaviour: A description of how the oganism gathers food, and from where

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• [[FeedingMethodBehaviour|Feeding Method/Behaviour]]
  • [[DepositFeeder|Deposit Feeder]]
    • [[SubsurfaceDepositFeeder|Sub-surface deposit feeder]]
    • [[SurfaceDepositFeeder|Surface deposit feeder]]
  • [[GrazerBrowser|Grazer/Browser]]
    • [[Browser|Browser]]
    • [[Grazer|Grazer]]
      • [[GrazerFrondsBlades|Grazer (fronds/blades)]]
      • [[GrazerGrainsParticles|Grazer (grains / particles)]]
      • [[GrazerSurfaceSubstratum|Grazer (surface/substratum)]]
  • [[Kleptoparasitism|Kleptoparasitism]]
  • [[Nonfeeding|Non-Feeding]]
  • [[ParasiticFeeding|Parasitic]]
  • [[Parasitoid|Parasitoid]]
  • [[Predator|Predator (Hunter)]]
    • [[Ambusher|Ambusher]]
      • [[Pouncing|Pouncing]]
        • [[Lures|Lures]]
      • [[Snatching|Snatching]]
      • [[StunAttack|Stun attack]]
      • [[Traps|Traps]]
    • [[PursuitHunterCooperative|Pursuit hunter (co-operative)]]
      • [[Dipping|Dipping]]
        • [[AerialDipping|Aerial dipping]]
        • [[ContactDipping|Contact dipping]]
        • [[DippingToSurface|Dipping to surface]]
        • [[HoverDipping|Hover dipping]]
        • [[SurfaceDipping|Surface dipping]]
      • [[Diving|Diving]]
        • [[PursuitDiving|Pursuit Diving]]
        • [[SurfaceDiving|Surface Diving]]
      • [[DrivingFishForward|Driving Fish Forward]]
      • [[FoodPiracy|Food Piracy]]
      • [[Hawking|Hawking]]
        • [[AerialHawking|Aerial hawking]]
      • [[Hovering|Hovering]]
      • [[Plunging|Plunging]]
        • [[PlungeDiving|Plunge Diving]]
        • [[PursuitPlunging|Pursuit Plunging]]
        • [[ShallowPlunging|Shallow plunging]]
        • [[SurfacePlunging|Surface plunging]]
      • [[Seizing|Seizing]]
        • [[SubsurfaceSeizing|Subsurface seizing]]
        • [[SurfaceSeizing|Surface seizing]]
        • [[UnderwaterSeizing|Underwater seizing]]
    • [[PursuitHunterIndividual|Pursuit Hunter (individual)]]
    • [[SearcherForager|Searcher/Forager]]
      • [[Cruising|Cruising]]
      • [[Dabbling|Dabbling]]
      • [[Floating|Floating]]
      • [[FollowingFishingBoats|Following Fishing Boats]]
      • [[FootPaddling|Foot Paddling]]
      • [[FootStirring|Foot Stirring]]
      • [[GroundForaging|Ground Foraging]]
      • [[Pattering|Pattering]]
      • [[PickingfromWaterSurface|Picking from the water surface]]
      • [[Probing|Probing]]
      • [[Skimming|Skimming]]
      • [[Swimming|Swimming]]
        • [[UnderwaterSwimming|Underwater swimming]]
      • [[WadinginShallowWater|Wading in shallow water]]
  • [[Scavenger|Scavenger]]
  • [[SuspensionFeeder|Suspension feeder]]
    • [[Passive|Passive]]