Opposite but analogous effects of road density on songbirds with contrasting habitat preferences

Animal Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-85

  Butler, L K ^a   Ries, L ^b   Bisson, I A ^c,e   Hayden, T J ^d   Wikelski, M M ^c,f   Romero, L M ^a  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Engineer Research and Development Center   (United States)

^e SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Glucocorticoids; Habitat fragmentation; Roads; Stress

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EDGE EFFECT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT SELECTION; IMMUNITY; NATURE CONSERVATION; PARENTAL CARE; PHYSIOLOGY; ROAD; SONGBIRD;

DENDROICA CHRYSOPARIA; PASSERI; SETOPHAGA; VIREO GRISEUS; VIREONIDAE;

EID: 84873096542     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00576.x     Document Type: Article

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