Tool-use in Charadrii: Active bait-fishing by a Herring Gull

Waterbirds

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-234

  Henry, Pierre Yves ^a   Aznar, Jean Christophe ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bait fishing; Baiting; Charadrii; Herring Gull; Innovation; Larus argentatus; Tool use

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; TOOL USE;

ARDEIDAE; CARASSIUS AURATUS; CHARADRII; CLUPEIDAE; LARUS ARGENTATUS;

EID: 33746922342     PISSN: 15244695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1675/1524-4695(2006)29[233:TICABB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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