Influence of egg oiling on colony presence of ring-billed gulls

Influence of egg oiling on colony presence of ring-billed gulls

Egg oiling is a form of management in which bird eggs are coated with mineral or corn oil, preventing gas exchange through the shell and killing embryos. Unlike other nest disturbance techniques, egg oiling reportedly precludes colony abandonment and, thus, can be advantageous when managers wish to...

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Main Authors: Travis L. DeVault, Paige M. Schmidt, Fred E. Pogmore, John Gobeille, Jerrold L. Belant, Thomas W. Seamans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Utah State University 2017-01-01
Series:Human-Wildlife Interactions
Subjects:
dispersal
egg oiling
human–wildlife conflicts
lake champlain
larus delawarensis
nesting colony
ring-billed gull
vermont
wildlife damage management
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/hwi/vol8/iss1/3

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