Reproductive failure of a human-tolerant species, the American kestrel, is associated with stress and human disturbance

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 912-919

  Strasser, Erin H ^a   Heath, Julie A ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abandonment; Bird; Corticosterone; Falco sparverius; Land use; Nest success; Roads; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CUE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HABITAT LOSS; HORMONE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND USE; NOISE POLLUTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RAPTOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; FALCO SPARVERIUS;

EID: 84880332640     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12103     Document Type: Article

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