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1 Marine Aquarium and Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Digha 721 428, IN
2 Kanthalia F.P. School, Bongaon, 24 Parganas (North), Kanthalia 743 251, IN
3 Vidyasagar College, Sankar Ghosh Lane, Kolkata 700 006, IN
4 Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Kolkata 700 053, IN
Source
Current Science, Vol 111, No 3 (2016), Pagination: 467-469
Abstract
More than any other group of seabirds, gulls exploit a wide variety of food types and have evolved highly diversified foraging methods and habitats. This has been demonstrated among gulls, both in the family as a whole and within each species, and at all times of the year. As a long-distance migrant, gulls, especially in the non-breeding season, spend more time on large water bodies along the coasts or in the open ocean; as a result they flourish on fish and marine invertebrates as their diet. Gulls in general are thus opportunistic and omnivorous.
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