Effect of maternal foraging and breeding strategies on offspring quality in the Lesser black-backed gull: a field study
The Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) is a seabird species with a high individual variation in foraging strategies and an ability to thrive in urban landscapes. As gulls become increasingly dependent on human activities - and food resources - they also increase susceptibility of exposure to to...
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ftdatacite:10.34624/captar.v6i1.13111 2023-05-15T17:07:53+02:00 Effect of maternal foraging and breeding strategies on offspring quality in the Lesser black-backed gull: a field study Santos, Cátia Monteiro, Marta Soares, Amadeu M. V. M. Loureiro, Susana Larsen, Tom Blondel, Léa De Neve, Liesbeth Lens, Luc 2016 https://dx.doi.org/10.34624/captar.v6i1.13111 https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/captar/article/view/13111 en eng Revista Captar: Ciência e Ambiente para Todos https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 CC-BY Text Article article-journal ScholarlyArticle 2016 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.34624/captar.v6i1.13111 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z The Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) is a seabird species with a high individual variation in foraging strategies and an ability to thrive in urban landscapes. As gulls become increasingly dependent on human activities - and food resources - they also increase susceptibility of exposure to toxic substances through ingestion of contaminated food. This can reduce individual survival and impair reproductive success. Additionally, adult birds may also pass these contaminant burdens to their offspring (e.g. via parental care, maternal deposition) which may also impair chick fitness. Known to induce neurological dysfunctions or alter behavioural displays in other bird populations, mercury (Hg) is one example of an environmental contaminant with the ability to be transferred to offspring by these mechanisms. [...] : Revista Captar: Ciência e Ambiente para Todos, vol. 6 n.º 1 (2016) Text Lesser black-backed gull DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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The Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) is a seabird species with a high individual variation in foraging strategies and an ability to thrive in urban landscapes. As gulls become increasingly dependent on human activities - and food resources - they also increase susceptibility of exposure to toxic substances through ingestion of contaminated food. This can reduce individual survival and impair reproductive success. Additionally, adult birds may also pass these contaminant burdens to their offspring (e.g. via parental care, maternal deposition) which may also impair chick fitness. Known to induce neurological dysfunctions or alter behavioural displays in other bird populations, mercury (Hg) is one example of an environmental contaminant with the ability to be transferred to offspring by these mechanisms. [...] : Revista Captar: Ciência e Ambiente para Todos, vol. 6 n.º 1 (2016) |
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Santos, Cátia Monteiro, Marta Soares, Amadeu M. V. M. Loureiro, Susana Larsen, Tom Blondel, Léa De Neve, Liesbeth Lens, Luc Effect of maternal foraging and breeding strategies on offspring quality in the Lesser black-backed gull: a field study |
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Effect of maternal foraging and breeding strategies on offspring quality in the Lesser black-backed gull: a field study |
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Effect of maternal foraging and breeding strategies on offspring quality in the Lesser black-backed gull: a field study |
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Effect of maternal foraging and breeding strategies on offspring quality in the Lesser black-backed gull: a field study |
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Effect of maternal foraging and breeding strategies on offspring quality in the Lesser black-backed gull: a field study |
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Effect of maternal foraging and breeding strategies on offspring quality in the Lesser black-backed gull: a field study |
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effect of maternal foraging and breeding strategies on offspring quality in the lesser black-backed gull: a field study |
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Revista Captar: Ciência e Ambiente para Todos |
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