Urban birds' tolerance towards humans was largely unaffected by COVID-19 shutdown-induced variation in human presence

P Mikula, M Bulla, DT Blumstein, Y Benedetti… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and respective shutdowns
dramatically altered human activities, potentially changing human pressures on urban …

Adaptation of farmland mammalian specialist to urban life: Escape behavior of European hare along the urban-rural gradient

A Krivopalova, P Mikula, J Cukor, R Ševčík… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The European hare Lepus europaeus is an iconic but rapidly declining farmland
specialist with recently confirmed populations in urban areas. However, their behavioral …

Little Owl Aggression and Territory in Urban and Rural Landscapes

G Grzywaczewski, F Morelli, P Skórka - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In this study, we explored the territorial displays of Little Owls in urban and
rural areas. Specifically, we compared the size of territories between urban and rural …

[HTML][HTML] Bird species present in urban parks are more colorful than urban avoiders: A test in the Argentinian Pampas

LM Leveau - Avian Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Bird plumage color has been assessed as a possible trait driving the presence of bird
species in urban areas. Although some species can see the ultraviolet (UV) spectrum, the …

Bird color and taxonomic diversity are negatively related to human disturbance in urban parks

LM Leveau, J Kopp - Web Ecology, 2024 - we.copernicus.org
Recently, studies have shown that highly urbanized areas are numerically dominated by
birds with grey plumage, probably favoring camouflage with impervious grey surfaces …

Ornitología urbana en el Neotrópico: Estado de situación y desafíos

LM Leveau, NR Villaseñor, SA Lambertucci - El hornero, 2022 - SciELO Argentina
La región Neotropical presenta una gran diversidad de aves y un alto nivel de urbanización,
sin embargo, es una de las regiones menos estudiadas en relación a la ornitología urbana …

Flight initiation distance in waterbirds of two coastal wetlands with different protection regimes

G Chiatante, C Carere - Rendiconti Lincei. Scienze Fisiche e Naturali, 2024 - Springer
Human activities can impact avian populations leading to impaired fitness. It is, therefore,
important to monitor their response to direct disturbance. Flight initiation distance (FID) is …

Leash Status of Approaching Dogs Mediates Escape Modality but Not Flight-Initiation Distance in a Common Urban Bird

SC Barnett, WFD van Dongen, RD Plotz, MA Weston - Birds, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Negative interactions between humans and wildlife pose a significant
challenge to their coexistence. Although dog walking brings millions of people to public …

Urban birds' tolerance towards humans was largely unaffected by increased variation in human levels due to COVID-19 shutdowns

P Mikula, M Bulla, DT Blumstein, Y Benedetti, K Floigl… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic dramatically altered human
activities, and, during shutdowns. Here, we evaluated whether urban birds from five …

Vliv charakteru urbanizace na únikové chování ptáků

A Dontová - 2024 - dspace.cuni.cz
Urbanizace, tj. přeměna přírodních stanovišť člověkem na lidská sídla, má značný dopad na
biodiverzitu. Jedním z klíčových faktorů pro úspěšné přežití živočichů v městském prostředí …