Yellow-legged Gull - Larus michahellis

(last update: October 28 2013)

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Delfín González
Gabriel Martín
Antonio Gutierrez
Amir Ben Dov
Mars Muusse

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Articles on michahellis / atlantis / lusitanius. Click thumbnails to open PDF's.
     
Mittelmeermoewen (Larus michahellis) und Steppenmoewen (Larus cachinnans). In German.

Martin Gottschling

Der Falke 51 - 2004

 Klein, R., and A. Buchheim. 1997.

Die westliche Schwarzmeerküste als Kontaktgebiet zweier Grossmöwenformen der Larus cachinnans-Grupe. Vögelwelt 118:61–70.

 Atlantic Islands Yellow-legged Gulls: an identification gallery.
Philippe Dubois
IN: BIRDING WORLD, Vol 14-7

, Vol 14 No 7 
- PART 1
- PART 2
- PART 3

click image: PDF (3,18 MB).

 Steve Howell & Jon Dunn: "Gulls of the Americas" chapter YELLOW-LEGGED GULL (Larus michahellis).
- PART 1
- PART 2
- PART 3		 Geelpootmeeuwcomplex van IJmuiden: in hoeverre zijn geelpootmeeuwen echte Geelpootmeeuwen?

Fred Cottaar.

Dutch Birding 26: 36-42 (2004).
PDF (3,18 MB). Sex Differentiation of Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis lusitanius): the Use of Biometrics, Bill Morphometrics and Wing Tip Coloration
J. ARIZAGA, A. ALDALUR, A. HERRERO AND D. GALICIA
IN: Waterbirds 31(2): 211-219, 2008.		 Malling Olsen, K. & Larsson, H. 2004: "Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America". London: Christopher Helm.
- PART 1
- PART 2
- PART 3
- PART 4
- DISTRIBUTION
- MEASUREMENTS 
- MOULT		 Influxes of Caspian Gulls L cachinnans and Yellow-legged
Gulls L. michahellis into northern Central Europe – origin, causes, course and trend.
Klein & Neubauer.
IN: Vogelwelt 127: 91–97, 2006.

Sexual size dimorphism and determination of sex in Atlantic Yellow-legged Gulls Larus michahellis lusitaniusfrom northern Spain.

Galarza, Hidalgo, Ocio & Rodriquez.

Ardeola 55: 41-47, 2008.

 D. LIEBERS, A. J. HELBIG and P. DE KNIJFF "Genetic differentiation and phylogeography of gulls in the Larus cachinnans-fuscus group (Aves: Charadriiformes)". 
IN: Molecular Ecology (2001) 10, p 2447-2462.

Status of waterbirds in Asia - Results of the Asian Waterbird Census: 1987 – 2007 (incl gulls)
David Li Zuo Wei, Andrea Bloem, Simon Delany,
Georgios Martakis and Jose Ochoa Quintero

Publ: Wetlands International 2009

POPULATION STATUS AND DIET OF THE YELLOW-LEGGED GULL IN THE AZORES.

VERÓNICA C. NEVES, NADIA MURDOCH & ROBERT W. FURNESS

C. JOIRIS

THE PORTUGUESE HERRING GULL (Larus argentatus lusitanius)
NEW FORM OF HERRING GULL WITH YELLOW LEGS.

IN: AVES, 15 (1978): 17-18

Anne TEYSSEDRE

Comparative study of four populations of Yellow-legged Gulls in Western Europe.

IN: L'Oiseau et R.F.O., V. 53, 1983, n° 1.

Dispersal of yellow-legged gulls Larus michahellis ringed in Algeria: a preliminary analysis.

Baaloudj et all.

Ardeola 59 - June 2012.

YELLOW-LEGGED GULLS (LARUS CACHINNANS) IN NORTH AMERICA

CLAUDIA WILDS AND DAVID CZAPLAK

IN: Wilson Bull., 106(2), 1994, pp. 344-356.

SYSTEMATICS OF LARGE WHITE-HEADED GULLS: PATTERNS OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA VARIATION IN WESTERN EUROPEAN TAXA.

PIERRE-ANDRE CROCHET, JEAN-DOMINIQUE LEBRETON AND FRANCOIS BONHOMME

IN: The Auk 119(3):603–620, 2002.

 Colonization and population growth of Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans in southeastern Poland: causes and influence on native species
PIOTR SKÓRKA, JOANNA D. WÓJCIK & RAFAL MARTYKA
IN: Ibis (2005), 147, 471–482
Fact sheet Gaviota Patiamarilla ( Larus cachinnans) /Catalán Gavià argentat / Gallego Gaivota patiamarela / Vasco Kaio hankahoria. 1998-2002, Andrés Bermejo y Jorge Mouriño.

First-Year Movements of Yellow-Legged Gull (Larus Michahellis Lusitanius) from the Southeastern Bay of Biscay.

Juan Arizaga, Alfredo Herrero, Aitor Galarza, Jon Hidalgo, Asier Aldalur, Juan F. Cuadrado and Gorka Ocio

Source: Waterbirds, 33(4):444-450. 2010.

 Ronald Klein & Grzegorz Neubauer: 

Influxes of Caspian Gulls Larus Larus cachinnans and Yellow-legged Gulls L. michahellis into northern Central Europe - origin, causes, course and trend. IN: Die Vogelwelt 2/2006

Numbers and phenology of the Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis in the wetland of Réghaïa.

Samia Ouarab, Jean-Francois Voisin, Michel Thevenot and Salahedine Doumandji

IN: Journal of Cell and Animal Biology Vol. 3 (12), pp. 231-238, December, 2009.

CURRENT BREEDING POPULATION OF THE YELLOW-LEGGED GULL LARUS MICHAHELLIS IN GIBRALTAR.

Rhian Guillem & John E. Cortés / The Gibraltar Ornithological & Natural History Society.

 Klein, Ronald 
HERRING GULLS LARUS ARGENTATUS AND YELLOW-LEGGED GULLS LARUS CACHINNANS ON GARBAGE DUMPS IN MECKLENBURG (NE GERMANY) - ANALYSIS OF RINGING RECOVERIES. Vogelwelt; 115(6):267-286. 1994. In German with English summ.

MOVEMENTS OF YELLOW-LEGGED GULLS LARUS [CACHINNANS] MICHAHELLIS FROM TWO SMALL WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN COLONIES.

A. MARTINEZ-ABRAIN, D. ORO, J. CARDA & X. DEL SEÑOR

IN: Atlantic Seabirds 4-3 - 2003.

DESPLAZAMIENTOS DE LA GAVIOTA PATIAMARILLA LARUS CACHINNANS EN POBLACIONES DEL NORTE DE LA PENINSULA IBERICA.

Ignac io MUNILL

IN: Ardeola 44 - 1997: 19-26.

 Changes in plasma biochemistry and body mass during incubation in the Yellow-legged Gull

Carlos Alonso-Alvarez, Alberto Velando, Miguel Ferrer and José A. R. Veira

IN: Waterbirds 25(2): 253-258, 2002.

Distribution of perfluorinated compounds in Yellow-legged gull eggs (Larus michahellis) from the Iberian Peninsula.

Joana Vicente, Albert Bertolero, Johan Meyer, Paula Viana, Silvia Lacorte

IN: Science of the Total Environment 416 (2012) 468–475.

Deconstructing myths on large gulls and their impact on threatened sympatric waterbirds.


D. Oro, A. Martínez-Abraín

IN: Animal Conservation, Volume 10, Issue 1, pages 117–126, February 2007.

 Spatial variability of seabird distribution associated with
environmental factors.
Patrıcia Amorim et all.

on the growth of Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis chicks.

Marc Bosch & Jordi Figuerola

IN: Ardea 87: 83-89. 

Feeding ecology of yellow-legged gulls Larus michahellisin the western Mediterranean: a comparative assessment using conventional and isotopic methods.

Raül Ramos, Francisco Ramírez, Carolina Sanpera, Lluís Jover, Xavier Ruiz

IN: Mar Ecol Prog Ser 377: 289–297, 2009.

 Birds as a Tool for Island Habitat Conservation and Management.
Pedro Rodrigues and Regina Tristao da Cunha.
IN: American Journal of Environmental Sciences 8 (1): 5-10, 2012

Diet of Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis) chicks along the Spanish Western Mediterranean coast: the relevance of refuse dumps.

Raul Ramos, Francisco Ramirez, Carolina Sanpera, Lluis Jover & Xavier Ruiz

J Ornithol (2009) 150:265–272.

Influence of Refuse Sites on the Prevalence ofCampylobacter spp. and Salmonella Serovars in Seagulls.

Raul Ramos, Marta Cerda-Cuellar, Francisco Ramírez, Lluís Jover, and Xavier Ruiz

IN: APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, May 2010, p. 3052–3056.

 Influence of Host Age and Sex on the Helminth Fauna of the Yellow-Legged Gull (Larus michahellis) in Galicia (North western Spain).
M. F. Álvarez et all.
IN: J Parasitology
Vol. 92- 3 2006.

Competition between the yellow-legged gull Larus cachinnans and Audouin's gull Larus audouinii associated with commercial fishing vessels: the influence of season and fishing fleet.

ARCOS J. M.; ORO D.; SOL D.

IN: Marine Biology 2001, vol. 139, no5, pp. 807-816.

Culling Yellow-legged Gulls Larus michahellis benefits Audouin's Gulls Larus audouinii at a small and remote colony.

MARIANO PARACUELLOS and JUAN C. NEVADO

IN: Bird Study (2010) 57, 26–30.

 Effects of a small seagull colony on trophic status and primary production in a Mediterranean coastal system.
Geraldina Signa et all.
IN: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 111 (2012).

Maternal effects mediated by egg quality in the Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis in relation to laying order and embryo sex.

Diego Rubolini, Maria Romano, Kristen J Navara, Filiz Karadas, Roberto Ambrosini, Manuela Caprioli and
Nicola Saino

IN: Zoology 2011, 8:24.

Intra-clutch pattern of albumen d13C and d15N in yellow-legged gulls Larus michahellis: female dietary shift or resource allocation strategy?

Francisco Ramirez, Raul Ramos, Josep Lluis Carrasco, Carola Sanpera, Lluis Jover and Xavier Ruiz

IN: J. Avian Biol. 42: 239246, 2011.

 A widespread gull population in a complex wetland: habitat specific methods to census breeding pairs.
Cecilia Soldatini et all.
IN: Avocetta 33: 205-210 (2009).

Sex allocation in yellow-legged gulls (Larus michahellis) depends on nutritional constraints on production of large last eggs.
Nicola Saino, Maria Romano, Manuela Caprioli, Roberto Ambrosini, Diego Rubolini and Mauro Fasola
IN: Proc. R. Soc. B (2010).

 K. C. Hamer, D.R. Thompson, A.J. Rundle, S.A. Lewis and F.M. Stewart: "Mesopelagic fish eaten by Yellow-legged Herring Gulls Larus argentatus atlantis in the Azores".Published in: SEABIRD 16: 30-33, 1994.

Habitat utilisation, feeding tactics and age related feeding
efficiency in the Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans.

Piotr Skórka & Joanna Wójcik.

J Ornithol (2008) 149:31–39
 

Status and field characteristics of Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans and Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis

GEERT SPANOGHE

Natuur.oriolus 68(3):158-171

Extensive post-breeding movements of Adriatic Yellow-legged Gulls Larus michahellis
J. Kralj, S. Barišić, D. Ćiković, V. Tutiš & N. Deans van Swelm

J Ornithol October 2013