Influence of egg oiling on colony presence of ring-billed gulls

• Main Authors: Travis L. DeVault, Paige M. Schmidt, Fred E. Pogmore, John Gobeille, Jerrold L. Belant, Thomas W. Seamans
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Utah State University 2017
• Subjects: dispersal; egg oiling; human–wildlife conflicts; lake champlain; larus delawarensis; nesting colony; ring-billed gull; vermont; wildlife damage management; envir; geo; Young Island
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.26077/674e-qn50; https://doaj.org/article/3e3b73b6e59b41658818907305c58c22

Egg oiling is a form of management in which bird eggs are coated with mineral or corn oil, preventing gas exchange through the shell and killing embryos. Unlike other nest disturbance techniques, egg oiling reportedly precludes colony abandonment and, thus, can be advantageous when managers wish to...