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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ftunivhasselt:oai:documentserver.uhasselt.be:1942/3424 2023-05-15T18:49:32+02:00 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 Bult, A VanderZee, EA NUYTS, Erik 1996 http://hdl.handle.net/1942/3424 en eng NATL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE, 74(9). p. 1713-1720 0008-4301 http://hdl.handle.net/1942/3424 1720 9 1713 74 A1996VG77300014 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess info:eu-repo/semantics/review 1996 ftunivhasselt 2022-08-11T12:26:03Z 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. Review Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Document Server@UHasselt (Hasselt University) |
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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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Bult, A VanderZee, EA NUYTS, Erik 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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Bult, A VanderZee, EA NUYTS, Erik |
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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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NATL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA |
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Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus |
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Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus |
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CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE ZOOLOGIE, 74(9). p. 1713-1720 0008-4301 http://hdl.handle.net/1942/3424 1720 9 1713 74 A1996VG77300014 |
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