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DESCRIPTION: Gulls are a taxonomic group of birds known for their flexible\
 , opportunistic behaviour\, their use of a wide range of habitats\, and th
 eir strong response to human activities. Since 2008\, we have GPS-tracked 
 more than 800 individuals of seven gull species in Europe and three in the
  Americas. We have addressed a variety of biological and ecological questi
 ons as well as several applied topics on conservation and human pressures.
  In this seminar talk I will focus on two species and topics. 1) How track
 ing helps us to understand behavioural plasticity: We studied the distribu
 tion\, foraging behaviour\, and habitat choices of Common Gulls (<i>Larus 
 canus</i>) in nine breeding colonies in northern Germany\, including sites
  in the North Sea\, the Baltic Sea\, as well as inland. Common Gulls use a
  mosaic of habitat patches\, depending on their availability and suitabili
 ty. As opportunistic species\, they demonstrate wide phenotypic plasticity
  across different anthropogenic landscapes. 2) How tracking helps us to un
 derstand migratory connectivity and species' ecology: It has only recently
  become possible to tag small gull species with high-resolution tags. This
  allowed us to tag Little Gulls (<i>Hydrocoloeus minutus</i>)\, a scarce a
 nd poorly understood species of high conservation concern\, at the western
  edge of their distribution in the eastern Baltic Sea. The birds from this
  small breeding colony spread out during migration and winter across half 
 of Europe. Their main wintering areas are located in the Mediterranean Sea
  and the eastern North Atlantic. Little Gulls were almost exclusively mari
 ne throughout their entire migration cycle\, using habitats ranging from e
 stuaries to the deep sea. These two examples illustrate the strong potenti
 al of GPS tracking to understand the migration and habitat choices of gull
 s.\nVortragende(r): Stefan Garthe
LAST-MODIFIED:20260520T093835Z
LOCATION:MPI-AB Möggingen\, Raum: Seminar room MPI-AB Möggingen + Online
ORGANIZER;CN=Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior:mailto:wikelski@ab.mpg
 .de
SUMMARY:Institute Seminar by Stefan Garthe:  Studying gulls: What can we le
 arn from these opportunistic\, flexible\, and explorative species? 
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