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Author Topic: The Little Red Spot on a Gull's Bill  (Read 1954 times)
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« on: 18-Oct-11, 09:40:40 PM »

In the mid-20th Century, Dutch scientist Niko Tinbergen studied nesting Herring Gulls. He noticed that newly hatched chicks were fed by their parents only after they pecked at the adults’ bills. Tinbergen devised experiments that varied the shape and coloration of the adult’s bill. It became clear that the red spot on the adult gull’s bill was a crucial visual cue in a chick’s demands to be fed, and thus its survival.

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« Reply #1 on: 19-Oct-11, 04:50:53 AM »

"I'm hungry, Mother"  Wink
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« Reply #2 on: 19-Oct-11, 06:09:43 AM »

"I'm hungry, Mother"  Wink

or "Mum", depends where you live!  devil
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« Reply #3 on: 19-Oct-11, 10:34:53 AM »

"I'm hungry, Mother"  Wink

or "Mum", depends where you live!  devil

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