European birds adjust their flight initiation distance to road speed limits
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European birds adjust their flight initiation distance to road speed limits.
Behavioural responses can help species persist in habitats modified by humans. Roads and traffic greatly affect animals' mortality not only through habitat structure modifications but also through direct mortality owing to collisions. Although species are known to differ in their sensitivity to the risk of collision, whether individuals can change their behaviour in response to this is still un...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology Letters
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1744-9561,1744-957X
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0788