Evaluation of the "safe nesting zone" hypothesis across an urban gradient: A multi-scale study

Ecography

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-70

  Jokimäki, Jukka ^a   Kaisanlahti Jokimäki, Marja Liisa ^a   Sorace, Alberto ^b   Fernández Juricic, Esteban ^c   Rodriguez Prieto, Iñaki ^d   Jimenez, Maria Dolores ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^e Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT SELECTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NESTING; PREDATION RISK; URBAN AREA;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; ITALY; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

AVES; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CORVIDAE; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 13944273869     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2005.04001.x     Document Type: Article

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