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

Lewis M. LamondSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, King’s College, Aberdeen, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0562-0562
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David N. FisherSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, King’s College, Aberdeen, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 178-182 | Received 12 Oct 2022, Accepted 10 May 2023, Published online: 15 Aug 2023

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