Are roads and traffic sources of physiological stress for the Florida scrub-jay?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 301-310

  Morgan, Gina M ^a,b   Wilcoxen, Travis E ^a,c   Rensel, Michelle A ^a   Schoech, Stephan J ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^c MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anthropogenic disturbance; condition; corticosterone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; BREEDING SEASON; CONSERVATION PLANNING; EDGE EFFECT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT TYPE; HORMONE; NESTLING; PASTURE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; ROAD; SONGBIRD; SURVIVAL; TERRITORY;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

APHELOCOMA COERULESCENS; APHELOCOMA COERULESCENS COERULESCENS; CORVIDAE;

EID: 84861498809     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR11029     Document Type: Article

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