The fitness benefit of association with humans: Elevated success of birds breeding indoors

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 913-918

  Møller, Anders Pape ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b Center for Advanced Study   (Norway)

Author keywords

adaptation to humans; association with humans; birds; urbanization

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BREEDING POPULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; NEST PREDATION; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SYMPATRY; URBANIZATION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CORVIDA;

EID: 77955914936     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq079     Document Type: Article

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