ArticleAnimal behaviour2026
Hard to handle: infected house finches do not prefer easier-to-consume food.
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Food-handling time, or the time elapsed between capturing a food item and consuming it, is a key factor in foraging decisions. For example, quickly consuming more items that are easier to handle, but of lower nutritional value, can be more beneficial than attempting to consume items that are harder to handle but more nutritious. Infection likely alters such foraging decisions, as sick animals often express sickness behaviours (lethargy and anorexia), which could affect both motivation and foraging proficiency. Although such changes could alter interindividual contact rates at food patches, and thus pathogen spread, little is known about how infection alters food preferences and handling times among wild animals. We investigate this question in house finches,
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