Avian urban ecology : behavioural and physiological adaptations /

As natural habitat continues to be lost and the world steadily becomes more urbanised, biologists are increasingly studying the effect this has on wildlife. Birds are particularly good model systems since their life history, behaviour, and physiology are especially influenced by directly measurable...

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Hauptverfasser:
Gil, Diego, Brumm, Henrik
Weitere Verfasser:
Gil, Diego (HerausgeberIn), Brumm, Henrik (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Ausgabe:
First edition.
Zusammenfassung:
As natural habitat continues to be lost and the world steadily becomes more urbanised, biologists are increasingly studying the effect this has on wildlife. Birds are particularly good model systems since their life history, behaviour, and physiology are especially influenced by directly measurable environmental factors such as light and sound pollution. It is therefore relatively easy to compare urban individuals and populations with their rural counterparts. This text focuses on the behavioural and physiological mechanisms which facilitate adaptation and on the evolutionary process that ensues.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xv, 217 pages) : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-181017-7
Schlagworte:
Birds > Ecology.
Urban animals > Ecology.
Urban ecology (Biology)
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