The influence of age on the acquirement of a perch in the black-headed gull ( Larus ridibundus L.): new data and a review of the literature
In captive black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus L.), immature birds often win encounters with adults. Under natural conditions, immatures win more fights as challenger, but lose more as challengee if no food is involved. Immatures win more fights for food, both as challenger and as challengee. From...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z96-189 2023-12-17T10:51:38+01:00 The influence of age on the acquirement of a perch in the black-headed gull ( Larus ridibundus L.): new data and a review of the literature Nuyts, Erik Bult, Abel Zee, Eddy A. Van der 1996 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z96-189 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z96-189 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 74, issue 9, page 1713-1720 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1996 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z96-189 2023-11-19T13:38:28Z In captive black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus L.), immature birds often win encounters with adults. Under natural conditions, immatures win more fights as challenger, but lose more as challengee if no food is involved. Immatures win more fights for food, both as challenger and as challengee. From the results presented here, and after reviewing the literature on aggressive interactions in the black-headed gull, it is concluded that immatures start and win more fights than adults. They are also more daring in interactions with other species. Some of these differences are probably a result of different foraging strategies of immatures and adults. However, fighting itself may have a higher value for immatures than for adults, perhaps as part of a learning strategy. Article in Journal/Newspaper Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Zoology 74 9 1713 1720 |
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Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Nuyts, Erik Bult, Abel Zee, Eddy A. Van der The influence of age on the acquirement of a perch in the black-headed gull ( Larus ridibundus L.): new data and a review of the literature |
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In captive black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus L.), immature birds often win encounters with adults. Under natural conditions, immatures win more fights as challenger, but lose more as challengee if no food is involved. Immatures win more fights for food, both as challenger and as challengee. From the results presented here, and after reviewing the literature on aggressive interactions in the black-headed gull, it is concluded that immatures start and win more fights than adults. They are also more daring in interactions with other species. Some of these differences are probably a result of different foraging strategies of immatures and adults. However, fighting itself may have a higher value for immatures than for adults, perhaps as part of a learning strategy. |
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The influence of age on the acquirement of a perch in the black-headed gull ( Larus ridibundus L.): new data and a review of the literature |
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The influence of age on the acquirement of a perch in the black-headed gull ( Larus ridibundus L.): new data and a review of the literature |
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The influence of age on the acquirement of a perch in the black-headed gull ( Larus ridibundus L.): new data and a review of the literature |
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The influence of age on the acquirement of a perch in the black-headed gull ( Larus ridibundus L.): new data and a review of the literature |
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The influence of age on the acquirement of a perch in the black-headed gull ( Larus ridibundus L.): new data and a review of the literature |
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influence of age on the acquirement of a perch in the black-headed gull ( larus ridibundus l.): new data and a review of the literature |
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