Subject: Re: Cormorant wing-spreading: the warm fish theory
Date: Jan 11 19:14:21 1996
From: Scott Ray - scray at wolfenet.com



>On Thu, 11 Jan 1996, Dennis Paulson wrote:
>> This is fascinating news. I have also wondered if there might be some
>> thermoregulatory function in wing-spreading, and this could easily be
>> tested by looking at ambient weather conditions during bouts of spreading.
>> Another good research project.
>

Wow, without actual data to back this up, it seems to me that Double-crested
Cormorants are as likely to be seen spreading wings during the coldest of
weather conditions as during warmer weather making the thermoregulation
theory seem unlikely to me.

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