Passerine birds breeding under chronic noise experience reduced fitness.

BACKGROUND: Fitness in birds has been shown to be negatively associated with anthropogenic noise, but the underlying mechanisms remain obscure. It is however crucial to understand the mechanisms of how urban noise impinges on fitness to obtain a better understanding of the role of chronic noise in u...

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Main Authors: Julia Schroeder, Shinichi Nakagawa, Ian R Cleasby, Terry Burke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3394753?pdf=render