Intersexual differences in foraging patterns during three winters with different availability of Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris cones were studied. Decreased cone availability was associated with changes in foraging behaviour: (1) both sexes used less cones and exploited more bark/wood; (2) both sexes increased their foraging diversity as they were forced to exploit other food sources; (3) intersexual niche overlap decreased significantly. Males were significantly more aggressive and territorial in cone poor winters than in winters with rich cone crops. Conclusions: territoriality in Great Spotted Woodpecker reduced intraspecific competition for food in winter. Territoriality, in the case studied, was a behavioural adaptation which is plastic and depends on food availability.
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