Time since urbanisation but not encephalisation is associated with increased tolerance of human proximity in birds

The examination of links between a high degree of encephalisation (i.e. large brain mass relative to body size) and the capacity of wildlife to inhabit anthropogenic habitats has formed the basis of several recent studies, although typically they have not uncovered any relationship. It, however, rem...

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Main Authors: Matthew R.E. Symonds, Michael A. Weston, Wouter F.D. van Dongen, Alan Lill, Randall W. Robinson, Patrick-Jean Guay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2016.00117/full