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A game-theoretical model of kleptoparasitic behavior in an urban gull (Laridae) population

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  • Robert Spencer
  • Mark Broom
  • David StephensHandling Editor

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Mathematical modeling was applied to food stealing behavior in an urban gull population. Gulls competed for food and the numbers of gulls searching for and fighting over food in the population may be at stable levels predicted by the model. Five optimal stealing and defensive strategies for individuals were identified, all of these strategies were observed, with more aggressive strategies occurring in environmental conditions where they were the best behavioral decision available.

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  • Robert Spencer & Mark Broom & David StephensHandling Editor, 2018. "A game-theoretical model of kleptoparasitic behavior in an urban gull (Laridae) population," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 29(1), pages 60-78.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:29:y:2018:i:1:p:60-78.
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    1. Mark Broom & Igor V. Erovenko & Jan Rychtář, 2021. "Modelling Evolution in Structured Populations Involving Multiplayer Interactions," Dynamic Games and Applications, Springer, vol. 11(2), pages 270-293, June.
    2. Varga, Tamás & Garay, József & Rychtář, Jan & Broom, Mark, 2020. "A temporal model of territorial defence with antagonistic interactions," Theoretical Population Biology, Elsevier, vol. 134(C), pages 15-35.

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