| Titre : | No detrimental effects of wing-harnessed GPS devices on the breeding performance of Yellow-legged Gulls (Larus michahellis): A multi-colony evaluation (2024) |
| Auteurs : | Charly Souc, Auteur ; Carole Leray, Auteur ; Thomas Blanchon, Auteur ; Thomas Dagonet, Auteur ; Marion Vittecoq, Auteur ; Raul Ramos, Auteur ; Karen D. McCoy, Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Ibis ((en ligne) June, 2024) |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | TdV ; Camargue ; Larus argentatus michahellis ; Radiopistage ; comportement reproducteur |
| Mots-clés: | Bien-être ; animal welfare |
| Résumé : | 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. |
| En ligne : | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ibi.13338 |



