Urban birds have broader environmental tolerance

Biology Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 670-673

  Bonier, Frances ^a,b   Martin, Paul R ^a,c   Wingfield, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental tolerance; Generalist; Specialist; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AVES;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BREEDING; CITY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; BREEDING; CITIES; ECOSYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; SEASONS;

EID: 38449098345     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0349     Document Type: Article

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