Begging response of gull chicks to the red spot on the parental bill
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: begging response, coadaptation, cross-fostering, larus michahellis, parent–offspring communication, parental signal, releasing mechanism, tinbergen, yellow-legged gull
2013
Effect of rapid modulation of circulating plasma testosterone concentration on begging, aggressive behavior and competition for food in black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) chicks
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: aggressive behavior, androgens, begging behavior, sibling competition, testosterone
2013
Maternal testosterone influences a begging component that makes fathers work harder in chick provisioning
Publication/Journal: Hormones and Behavior
Keywords: begging, birds, hormones, manipulation, maternal effects, parental care, sexual conflict
2013
Rubber shots not as effective as selective culling in deterring gulls from landfill sites
Publication/Journal: Applied Animal Behaviour Science
Keywords: anthropogenic food, gulls, landfill, larus delawarensis, pest management, scaring
2012
UVS is Rare in Seabirds
Publication/Journal: Vision Research
Keywords: albatross, gulls, phylogeny, seabirds, sws1 opsin, uvs, vs
2011
Why does the herring gull lay three eggs?
Publication/Journal: Animal Behaviour
Keywords: herring gull
1984