Given factors such as their persistence and toxicity, legacy brominated flame retardants
(BFRs) like polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane …

Highlights•The idea that animals may habituate to benign stimuli is an old idea.•Habituation
to human stimuli is important for wildlife conservation/management.•I review generalizations …

Many gull species (Laridae) are opportunistic feeders with diverse diets. Seeds and fruits
are common in gull diets, often in small proportions but sometimes dominant in certain …

ABSTRACT Urban-nesting by Herring Larus argentatus and Lesser Blackbacked Gulls L.
fuscus in Britain began in the 1940s, but became established as a national phenom enon in …

Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis populations have been studied on three archipelagos
consisting of 20 islands distributed along 80 km of the French Mediterranean coastline …

In recent decades, the Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) has become a problematic
species in many Mediterranean countries, mainly because it interferes with human interests …

Little information exists on the importance of landfills to urban gulls and the influence
landfills have on the establishment of urban-nesting gull colonies. Thus, there is critical need …

Capsule The gulls adjust their diet composition and diversity according to refuse dump
accessibility. Aims To examine the influence of the accessibility of open-air refuse dumps on …

Gulls are generalist seabirds, increasingly drawn to urban environments where many
species take advantage of abundant food sources, such as landfill sites. Despite this, data …

Dit proefschrift is het resultaat van een vergelijkend onderzoek naar de populatiedynamica
van Zilvermeeuwen en Kleine Mantelmeeuwen in de westelijke Waddenzee, opgezet zodat …