Ibis · 1988 · 31 citations · 20 references
Life SciencesAnimal SciencesZoologyAnimal BehaviorBehavioral EcologyBird DevelopmentParental Investment
It appears that chicks are selected to run away and seek adoption in a foster‐family when the level of investment they receive falls below a certain threshold. Predictions based on this hypothesis are in agreement with the available evidence in the literature.
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Structure of the New England Herring Gull Population
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Asynchronous hatching in the laughing gull: Cutting losses and reducing rivalry
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Survival and Recruitment in the Herring Gull Larus argentatus
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ASYNCHRONOUS HATCHING AND CHICK MORTALITY IN THE HERRING GULL <i>LARUS ARGENTATUS</i>
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Breeding adaptations of Franklin's gull (larus pipixcan) to a marsh habitat
Joanna Burger · Animal Behaviour · 1974 · 133 citations
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