Chronic anthropogenic noise disrupts glucocorticoid signaling and has multiple effects on fitness in an avian community
Anthropogenic noise is a pervasive pollutant that decreases environmental quality by
disrupting a suite of behaviors vital to perception and communication. However, even within …
disrupting a suite of behaviors vital to perception and communication. However, even within …
Habitat urbanization and its effects on birds
By transforming landscapes, human activity creates new types of habitats with altered
environmental characteristics that never existed before. As the process of habitat …
environmental characteristics that never existed before. As the process of habitat …
Human–nature interactions and the consequences and drivers of provisioning wildlife
Many human populations are undergoing an extinction of experience, with a progressive
decline in interactions with nature. This is a consequence both of a loss of opportunity for …
decline in interactions with nature. This is a consequence both of a loss of opportunity for …
Reproductive responses of birds to experimental food supplementation: a meta-analysis
Introduction Food availability is an important environmental cue for animals for deciding how
much to invest in reproduction, and it ultimately affects population size. The importance of …
much to invest in reproduction, and it ultimately affects population size. The importance of …
Urban and rural habitats differ in number and type of bird feeders and in bird species consuming supplementary food
Bird feeding is one of the most widespread direct interactions between man and nature, and
this has important social and environmental consequences. However, this activity can differ …
this has important social and environmental consequences. However, this activity can differ …
Biomarkers of oxidative status: missing tools in conservation physiology
M Beaulieu, D Costantini - Conservation Physiology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Recent ecological studies have shown that oxidative status could have a significant impact
on fitness components in wild animals. Not only can oxidative status reflect the …
on fitness components in wild animals. Not only can oxidative status reflect the …
The composition of British bird communities is associated with long-term garden bird feeding
KE Plummer, K Risely, MP Toms… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
There is a multi-billion dollar global industry dedicated to feeding wild birds in residential
gardens. This extraordinary boost to food resources is almost certainly reshaping entire bird …
gardens. This extraordinary boost to food resources is almost certainly reshaping entire bird …
Integrated behavioural and stable isotope data reveal altered diet linked to low breeding success in urban-dwelling blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Animals often show reduced reproductive success in urban compared to adjacent natural
areas. The lower availability and quality of natural food in cities is suggested as one key …
areas. The lower availability and quality of natural food in cities is suggested as one key …
Composition of physiologically important fatty acids in great tits differs between urban and rural populations on a seasonal basis
Fatty acids (FA) have crucial functions in animals, affecting eg, inflammatory responses,
thermoregulation, and cell membrane fluidity. Diet and ambient temperature affect animals' …
thermoregulation, and cell membrane fluidity. Diet and ambient temperature affect animals' …
Multidimensional nutritional ecology and urban birds
SCP Coogan, D Raubenheimer, SP Zantis… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There is growing interest in the question of how urbanization affects the ecology of birds,
across timescales from relatively short‐term physiological responses to long‐term …
across timescales from relatively short‐term physiological responses to long‐term …