Effects of urbanization on the foraging ecology and microbiota of the generalist seabird Larus argentatus.

Larus gull species have proven adaptable to urbanization and due to their generalist feeding behaviors, they provide useful opportunities to study how urban environments impact foraging behavior and host-associated microbiota. We evaluated how urbanization influenced the foraging behavior and microb...

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Main Authors: Matthew Fuirst, Richard R Veit, Megan Hahn, Nolwenn Dheilly, Lesley H Thorne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209200