Reproductive phenology of urban birds: Environmental cues and mechanisms

Avian Urban Ecology

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Deviche, Pierre ^a   Davies, Scott ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food availability; Light; Reproductive phenology; Seasonal reproduction; Temperature; Urban birds; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938630992     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:osobl/9780199661572.003.0008     Document Type: Chapter

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