Presentation Year

2023

College or Department

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

This project is a behavioral study on 4 gull species of Humboldt County. Their agonistic behavior was studied, comparing the frequency of agonistic behavior toward members of other species based on relative body-size. This value was compared with the number of birds of each relative size they had access to. I found that most gulls tended to target members of their own species disproportionately, but Western gulls disproportionately targeted members of other species that were larger and smaller in size. This may have implications on gull behavior and management.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

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Somerville-Conor-Wildlife-1335.pdf (712.49 KB)

Primary Contact: First Name

Conor

Primary Contact: Last Name

Somerville

Primary Contact: Email

cjs161@humboldt.edu

Primary Contact: I am a

Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

3109710265

Primary Contact: Academic Departments

Wildlife

Node ID

1335

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