Animal behavior in urban ecosystems: Modifications due to human-induced stress

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-12

  Ditchkoff, Stephen S ^a   Saalfeld, Sarah T ^a   Gibson, Charles J ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral changes; Life history; Microevolution; Rural; Suburban; Urbanization; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33244483052     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-006-3262-3     Document Type: Review

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