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Table 3 Repeatability of foraging behaviour (maximum distance travelled (km), total daily distance travelled (km), duration away from colony (h)) in relocated Zeebrugge gulls in Vlissingen (zb vl), resident gulls in new colony Vlissingen (vl vl) and resident gulls in old colony Zeebrugge (zb zb)

From: Breeding habitat loss reveals limited foraging flexibility and increases foraging effort in a colonial breeding seabird

Foraging behaviour

Group

Repeatability

SE

p-value

Maximum distance (km)

zb vl

0.218

0.105

< 0.001

 

vl vl

0.327

0.123

< 0.001

 

zb zb

0.356

0.066

< 0.001

Total distance (km)

zb vl

0.219

0.102

< 0.001

 

vl vl

0.310

0.122

< 0.001

 

zb zb

0.272

0.058

< 0.001

Duration (h)

zb vl

0.333

0.124

< 0.001

 

vl vl

0.106

0.067

0.001

 

zb zb

0.271

0.060

< 0.001