Population, behavioural and physiological responses of an urban population of black swans to an intense annual noise event.

Wild animals in urban environments are exposed to a broad range of human activities that have the potential to disturb their life history and behaviour. Wildlife responses to disturbance can range from emigration to modified behaviour, or elevated stress, but these responses are rarely evaluated in...

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Main Authors: Catherine J Payne, Tim S Jessop, Patrick-Jean Guay, Michele Johnstone, Megan Feore, Raoul A Mulder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3443219?pdf=render