Stercorarius parasiticus (Stercorariidae) - Verleiten

(en)In the present film open air shots are shown of distraction manouvers in the parasite seagull. During these manouvers the birds simulate lameness and attempt with limping and fluttering to distract possible foes from the nest.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Heinz Sielmann
Other Authors:	Kompetenzzentrum für nicht-textuelle Materialien
Format:	Course Material
Language:	unknown
Published:	IWF (Göttingen) 1978
Subjects:	Stercorarius parasiticus Schmarotzerraubmöwe zoology Charadriiformes - Wat- und Möwenvögel Raubmöwe Gangarten / Aves seagull mislead Zoologie vertebrata - vertebrates Vertebrata - Wirbeltiere gaits / Aves biology ethology morphology Encyclopaedia Cinematographica Biologie aves - birds Arctic skua Ethologie Morphologie Aves - Vögel Möwe / Schmarotzerraubmöwe distraction Verleiten charadriiformes - waders gulls and auks Studienbereich Biologie Mathematik Naturwissenschaften Arctic
Online Access:	https://av.tib.eu/media/16058

Description
Summary:	(en)In the present film open air shots are shown of distraction manouvers in the parasite seagull. During these manouvers the birds simulate lameness and attempt with limping and fluttering to distract possible foes from the nest.