Energetic response to human disturbance in an endangered songbird

Animal Conservation

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 484-491

  Bisson, I A ^a   Butler, L K ^b,e   Hayden, T J ^c   Kelley, P ^d   Adelman, J S ^a   Romero, L M ^b   Wikelski, M C ^a,f  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

^d Severn Electronics   (United States)

^e Department of Health and Exercise Science   (United States)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endangered songbirds; Energy expenditure; Fast life histories; Heart rate telemetry; Human disturbance; Vireo

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BREEDING POPULATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PASSERI; VIREO; VIREO ATRICAPILLUS; VIREO GRISEUS; VIREONIDAE;

EID: 80455137422     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2011.00447.x     Document Type: Article

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