Anthropogenic noise is associated with reductions in the productivity of breeding Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis)

Ecological Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1989-1996

  Kight, Caitlin R ^a,b   Saha, Margaret S ^a   Swaddle, John P ^a  

^a Dept of Economics and Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy at the College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Bioacoustics; Breeding; Eastern Bluebird; Fitness; Noise; Sialia sialis; Williamsburg, Virginia, USA

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOACOUSTICS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BREEDING POPULATION; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; NOISE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SONGBIRD;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MALE; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; MALE; NOISE; PASSERIFORMES; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA; WILLIAMSBURG COUNTY;

AVES; PASSERI; SIALIA SIALIS;

EID: 84868589928     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/12-0133.1     Document Type: Article

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