Question

Explain how group behavior affects the survival and reproduction of Herring Gulls. Support your answer with evidence from the information above and your knowledge of science​

Answer 1

Long-term and comparative studies of Herring Gulls are being conducted in many parts of the world, including in the Great Lakes, New Jersey, and in Europe. Studies by my research group in New Jersey will be used to illustrate the kinds of studies that can be conducted with Herring Gulls to examine behavior, ecology, and the effects of human disturbance and contaminants on behavior and ecology. These studies provide paradigms for the study of Herring Gulls elsewhere, other birds and other vertebrates elsewhere, and in some cases, serve as models and sentinels for understanding the exposure and effects of contaminants on human behavior.

Answer 2

The tapping behavior is innate, or genetically preprogrammed. Herring gull chicks will peck at the red dots of their parents' beaks without any prior training. In fact, a baby herring gull can be tricked by a yellow stick adorned with a red dot—it will peck at the stick just as eagerly as it would at a parent's beak.^2

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This is just one example of an innate behavior, or behavior that's genetically hardwired in an organism. Given the right cues, an organism will perform an innate behavior without the need for prior experience or learning. Innate behaviors tend to be very predictable—like the herring gull tapping—and they are often performed in a very similar way by all members of a species.

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