Pecking response in Lesser Black-backed Gull chicks, Larus fuscus
The pecking response of the Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) was investigated. This is a type of innate begging behaviour, whereby chicks peck at the red spot on the parent's bill to induce regurgitation of food. The pecking response in naive chicks was found to be released by a diverse...
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Cardiff University
2009
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.584755 |