DISCHARGE OF OILY FLUID BY YOUNG FULMARS.
SUMMARY .It is suggested that the squirting of oily fluid by the young Fulmar is a defence mechanism primarily against winged predators and that it has played an important part in enabling the species te extend its range from the Antarctic to the North Atlantic. The adaptation supports the view that...
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Wiley
1951
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