Reproductive Ecology of the Western Gull: The Importance of Nest Spacing
Hunt GL and Hunt MW. 1975. Reproductive Ecology of the Western Gull: The Importance of Nest Spacing. The Auk. 92(2):270-279
The colony of Western Gulls nesting on Santa Barbara Island,CA were studied to determine the causes of chick mortality and relate the reproductive success to nest spacing and breeding timing. This study occurred on Santa Barbara Island during May 15 until July of 1972 on the western plateau of the island. Sixty-three nest were monitored. The document mentions two types of gulls included in the study, small black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) and Western gulls (Larus occidentalis wymani). Topics of the study include: chick survival, territory size, growth rates, and parental behavior.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Hunt, George; Hunt, Molly
- Units
- CHIS
- Keywords
- Animal Behavior, Animal Studies, Breeding, common black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus), Growth, Mortality, Nests & Nesting, Reproduction, Santa Barbara Island Channel Islands National Park CA, Western Gull (Larus occidentalis)