Hormones in the city: Endocrine ecology of urban birds

2012/04/04 by Frances Bonier · 216 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · Neuroscience · #Abiotic component #Adaptation (eye) #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Avian ecology and behavior #Biology #Ecology #Geography #Habitat #Neuroscience #Plant and animal studies #Urban ecology #Urbanization

paper · doi:10.1016/j.yhbeh.2012.03.016

published in Hormones and Behavior 61(5), 763-772 (Elsevier BV)

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