A new field of shorebird feeding ecology has been opened, stemming directly from natural history observations of previously overlooked morphological and behavioral features. We describe how the pieces of this puzzle were assembled to reveal a fascinating story of small shorebird migration, trophic level shift, and direct feeding upon mudflat superficial biofilm just prior to breeding. Many unexplored avenues of research have arisen, including a trampoline effect of resource timing, the potential trade‐off between trophic imperatives and toxic co‐products, and the particular utilization of this resource in small, as opposed to large, shorebirds.

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the之以鼻：改变了shore鸟生态的自然历史观察

直接源自自然历史观察的先前被忽略的形态和行为特征的水鸟饲养生态学的新领域已经打开。我们描述了这个难题的各个部分是如何组装的，以揭示一个有趣的故事，即小shore鸟的迁徙，营养水平的变化以及繁殖前直接在泥滩表面生物膜上觅食。已经出现了许多未经探索的研究途径，包括资源定时的蹦床效应，营养需求和有毒副产品之间的潜在权衡，以及在小型（而不是大型）水鸟中对这种资源的特殊利用。