Gulls as potential sentinels for urban litter: combining nest and GPS-tracking information
E Galimany, J Navarro, I Martino, R Aymí… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The production of urban waste has increased in the past decades leading to its mishandling.
The effects on public health, economy, and wildlife that waste mismanagement can have are …
The effects on public health, economy, and wildlife that waste mismanagement can have are …
Assessing the impacts of trace element contamination on the physiology and health of seabirds breeding along the western and southern coasts of Portugal
Coastal seabirds serve as sentinels of ecosystem health due to their vulnerability to
contamination from human activities. However, our understanding on how contaminant …
contamination from human activities. However, our understanding on how contaminant …
[HTML][HTML] Plastic use as nesting material can alter incubation temperature and behaviour but does not affect yellow-legged gull chicks
SN Veríssimo, F Veloso, F Neves, JA Ramos… - Journal of Thermal …, 2024 - Elsevier
Optimal incubation temperature is crucial for embryos' development and survival. With the
increasing use of plastics in gulls' nests, it is essential to understand how their incorporation …
increasing use of plastics in gulls' nests, it is essential to understand how their incorporation …
Foraging on anthropogenic food predicts problem-solving skills in a seabird
Species and populations with greater cognitive performance are more successful at
adapting to changing habitats. Accordingly, urban species and populations often outperform …
adapting to changing habitats. Accordingly, urban species and populations often outperform …
Year-round use of anthropogenic food sources in human modified landscapes by adult and young Kelp Gulls
MG Frixione, N Lisnizer, P Yorio - Food Webs, 2023 - Elsevier
Predictable anthropogenic food subsidies attract species with generalist and opportunistic
feeding habits, often resulting in conflicts with human populations. We assessed the spatio …
feeding habits, often resulting in conflicts with human populations. We assessed the spatio …
Fatty acids composition in yellow-legged (Larus michahellis) and lesser black-backed (Larus fuscus) gulls from natural and urban habitats in relation to the ingestion …
Urban habitats offer spatially and temporally predictable anthropogenic food sources for
opportunistic species, such as several species of gulls that are known to exploit urban areas …
opportunistic species, such as several species of gulls that are known to exploit urban areas …
Evaluating the dependence of opportunistic Yellow‐legged Gulls (Larus michahellis) on marine habitat and fishing discards
N Zorrozua, I Granado, JA Fernandes‐Salvador… - Ibis, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Several bird species benefit from anthropogenic food subsidies, such as landfills and fishing
discards, that are being reduced owing to introduced legislation. For instance, since 2019 …
discards, that are being reduced owing to introduced legislation. For instance, since 2019 …
Physiology and fertility of two gull species in relation to plastic additives' exposure
Understanding the impact of plastic and its additives on wild species is crucial as their
presence in the environment increases. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), once …
presence in the environment increases. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), once …
[HTML][HTML] Diversity of culturable yeasts in the feces of Mew Gulls breeding in natural and urban habitats, with insights into the antifungal susceptibility of the observed …
A Glushakova, A Kachalkin - Birds, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The study focused on the comparison of culturable yeast communities in
the feces of two populations of Mew Gulls depending on the breeding site: natural and …
the feces of two populations of Mew Gulls depending on the breeding site: natural and …
Variability in fatty acids composition in eggs of an omnivorous waterbird, the black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus, foraging in different habitats
P Indykiewicz, D Jakubas… - The European …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Analysis of the qualitative signature of fatty acids in tissues of organisms is an
increasingly utilized tool in studies of trophic ecology in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems …
increasingly utilized tool in studies of trophic ecology in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems …