Negative impact of traffic noise on avian reproductive success

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 210-219

  Halfwerk, Wouter ^a   Holleman, Leonard J M ^b   Slabbekoorn, Hans ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Kate) M   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic noise; Clutch size; Great tit; Parus major; Reproductive success; Traffic noise fluctuations

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; BREEDING SEASON; BREEDING SITE; CLUTCH SIZE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; MATE ATTRACTION; MOTORWAY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NOISE; PASSERINE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SIGNAL; SPATIAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TERRITORIALITY; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; URBAN AREA; VOCALIZATION;

NETHERLANDS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 78650938469     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2010.01914.x     Document Type: Article

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