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SUBMITTER: Kunca T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4941787 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PeerJ 20160707
The reaction of wildlife to humans is known to differ with surroundings. In urban environments that provide suitable habitats for breeding birds, animals adapt to humans and their response is accordingly altered. This study examined the nest defense behavior of female Eurasian sparrowhawks (Accipiter nisus) during the breeding season in urban and rural areas of Prague. The females showed four different types of reaction to humans that approached the nest and differed significantly between the tw ...[more]