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No detrimental effects of wing-harnessed GPS devices on the breeding performance of Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis): A multy-colony evaluation

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A recent study revealed that wing-harnessed tracking devices negatively affected reproductive success of Great Black-backed Gulls Larus marinus. To evaluate the generality of this effect in large gulls, we investigated the reproductive performance associated with the same type of GPS-mounted system in four Mediterranean breeding colonies of the Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis in 2022. We found no significant difference in reproductive parameters among adults handled with a mounted device, adults handled with no device, and controls, and no interaction with colony of origin. The impact of the GPS harness system on short-term reproduction is therefore not generalizable among larid species, and should be tested and reported whenever a new tracking programme is employed.

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Ocells marins, Seguiment biològic, Benestar dels animals, Reproducció

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Sea birds, Biological monitoring, Animal welfare, Reproduction

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Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals)
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SOUC, Charly, et al. No detrimental effects of wing-harnessed GPS devices on the breeding performance of Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis): A multy-colony evaluation. Ibis. 2024. Vol. 166, num. 4, pags. 1404-1412. ISSN 0019-1019. [consulted: 18 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/219938

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