The eyes have it: The response of European Herring Gulls Larus argentatus to human eye-gaze

David Fisher; Lewis M. Lamond

doi:10.1080/00063657.2023.2242048

The eyes have it: The response of European Herring Gulls Larus argentatus to human eye-gaze

David Fisher^* (Corresponding Author), Lewis M. Lamond

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Aberdeen Centre For Environmental Sustainability

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Abstract

Using a novel method for testing the effect of gaze direction on flight initiation distances of European Herring Gulls Larus argentatus, we found that distances were significantly shorter for an averted gaze treatment than for a direct gaze. There was no difference between adult and immature gulls in their response, suggesting that from an early age Herring Gulls consider the orientation of a human’s eye in their anti-predator responses.

Original language	English
Journal	Bird Study
Early online date	15 Aug 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2023.2242048
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 15 Aug 2023

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Acknowledgements
We thank Harper Eagles for providing numerous useful comments and suggestions on an earlier draft, and two reviewers who made constructive comments. We have no conflicts of interest.

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