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1 June 2016 Audouin's Gulls Larus audouinii Affected by Sublingual Fistulas
José L. Greño, Albert Bertolero, José Bort, Richard Howard, Enrique Luque, Daniel Oro, Alfredo Sánchez
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Abstract

Injuries have the potential to influence individual behaviour, reproduction and/or survival.One of the least frequently observed and least known injuries in birds is sublingual fistulation, which has only been reported in four species to date. Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii is now added to this list. Based on periodical re-sightings of darvic-ringed gulls at four Mediterranean sites, the prevalence of this injury in Audouin's Gulls was estimated to be 0.13%. No negative effects of fistulas on short-term survival of injured birds were reported; the minimum survival period was 999 days. However, our findings should be treated cautiously because of the low detected incidence of this injury in free-living birds.

José L. Greño, Albert Bertolero, José Bort, Richard Howard, Enrique Luque, Daniel Oro, and Alfredo Sánchez "Audouin's Gulls Larus audouinii Affected by Sublingual Fistulas," Ardeola 64(1), 67-73, (1 June 2016). https://doi.org/10.13157/arla.64.1.2017.sc1
Received: 11 April 2016; Accepted: 1 July 2016; Published: 1 June 2016
KEYWORDS
anillas de PVC
daño
darvic rings
injury
lengua
lesion
lesión
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