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Studies in Avian Biology - Number 10

Ecology and Behavior of Gulls

Judith Latta Hand, William E. Southern, and Kees Vermeer


v Preface
F. A. Pitelka
1 Gull Research in the 1980s: Symposium Overview
W. E. Southern
LIFE HISTORY STRATEGY
8 Constraints on Clutch Size in the Glaucous-winged Gull
W. V. Reid
26 Sex Ratio Skew and Breeding Patterns of Gulls: Demographic and Toxicological Considerations
D. M. Fry, C. K. Toone, S. M. Speich, and R. J. Peard
44 Survivorship and Mortality Factors in a Population of Western Gulls
L. B. Spear, T. M. Penniman, J. F. Penniman, H. R. Carter and D. G. Ainley
57 Effects of Increased Population Size in Herring Gulls on Breeding Success and Other Parameters
A. L. Spaans, A. A. N. de Wit, and M. A. van Vlaardingen
66 Selective Factors Affecting Clutch Size in the Western Gull on the Farallon Islands, California
M. C. Coulter
67 A Comparison of Some Adaptations of Herring and Ring-billed Gull Chicks to Their Natal Environment
L. M. Uin
BEHAVIOR
68 Time-partitioning of Clutch and Brood Care Activities in Herring Gulls: A Measure of Parental Quality?
R. D. Morris
75 Do Adult Gulls Recognize Their Own Young: An Experimental Test
J. G. Galusha and R. L. Carter
80 A Simulation Model of Flock Formation in Ring-billed Gulls
R. M. Evans
81 Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Franklin's Gull Flocks
J. G. Kopachena
82 Neighbor Interactions and Cooperation among Breeding Herring Gulls: An Alternative Interpretation of Gull Territoriality
G. W. Shugart and M. A. Fitch
FORAGING
83 Foraging Efficiency in Gulls: A Congeneric Comparison of Age Differences in Efficiency and Age of Maturity
J. Burger
91 Foraging Patterns and Prey Selection by Avian Predators: A Comparative Study in Two Colonies of California Gulls
J. R. Jehl, Jr. and C. Chase III
102 Proximate Mechanisms Affecting Dietary Switches in Breeding Gulls
C. Annett
103 Diets of Glaucous-winged Gulls: A Comparison of Methods for Collecting and Analyzing Data
D. B. Irons
104 Predatory Behavior of Yellow-footed Gulls toward Heermann's Gull Chicks at Dense and Scattered Nesting Sites
E. Velarde
HABITAT SELECTION
105 Habitat and Nest-site Selection of Mew and Glaucous-winged Gulls in Coastal British Columbia
K. Vermeer and K. Devito
119 Behavioral Consequences of Habitat Selection in the Herring Gull
R. Pierotti
129 Seasonal Distribution of Foraging Gulls at Florida Landfills
S. R. Patton
130 Patterns of Distribution of Diurnally Roosting Gulls in a Coastal Marine Environment
G. Chilton and S. G. Sealy
HYBRIDIZATION
131 Hybridization of Glaucous and Herring Gulls in Iceland
A. Ingolfsson
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