Female Pairing: A Reproductive Strategy for Herring Gulls?

Female Pairing: A Reproductive Strategy for Herring Gulls?

Adaptive and nonadaptive explanations have been provided for the phenomenon of female pairing in gulls. In this paper the authors summarize data for herring gull (Larus argentatus ) female pairs that pertain to these interpretations.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Condor (Los Angeles, Calif.) Calif.), 1988-11, Vol.90 (4), p.933-935
Hauptverfasser: Shugart, Gary W., Fitch, Mary A., Fox, Glen A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal ethology
Aves
Biological and medical sciences
Bird nesting
Breeding
Egg fertility
Eggs
Female animals
Fertility
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Larus argentatus
Male animals
Marine
Mating behavior
Ova
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Reproductive success
Short Communications
Vertebrata
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Zusammenfassung:Adaptive and nonadaptive explanations have been provided for the phenomenon of female pairing in gulls. In this paper the authors summarize data for herring gull (Larus argentatus ) female pairs that pertain to these interpretations.
ISSN:0010-5422
1938-5129
DOI:10.2307/1368851