ArticleEcology and evolution2021
Urban living influences the nesting success of Darwin's finches in the Galápagos Islands.
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- Why do some bird species incorporate more anthropogenic materials into their nests than others?Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Tracing Human Footprint in Bird Nests: Plastic Occurrence and Drivers in the Long-Legged Buzzard (Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- From dispenser to nest: collection of fumigated material repels parasites across behavioural traits in Darwin's finches.BMC zoology · 2025Article
- Galápagos yellow warblers differ in behavioural plasticity in response to traffic noise depending on proximity to road.Animal behaviour · 2025Article
- Exploring stress and morphology in two songbird species across urban, agricultural, and natural habitats on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos.BMC zoology · 2025Article
- Darwin's small and medium ground finches might have taste preferences, but not for human foods.Royal Society open science · 2022Article
- Phylogeography of the Japanese greater horseshoe batEcology and evolution · 2021Article
- Urbanization alters interactions between Darwin's finches andEcology and evolution · 2021Article
- Use of anthropogenic-related nest material and nest parasite prevalence have increased over the past two centuries in Australian birds.Oecologia · 2021Article
- Urban living influences the nesting success of Darwin's finches in the Galápagos Islands.Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
- Applied ecoimmunology: using immunological tools to improve conservation efforts in a changing world.Conservation physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Urbanization is expanding worldwide with major consequences for organisms. Anthropogenic factors can reduce the fitness of animals but may have benefits, such as consistent human food availability. Understanding anthropogenic trade-offs is critical in environments with variable levels of natural food availability, such as the Galápagos Islands, an area of rapid urbanization. For example, during dry years, the reproductive success of bird species, such as Darwin's finches, is low because reduced precipitation impacts food availability. Urban areas provide supplemental human food to finches, which could improve their reproductive success during years with low natural food availability. However, urban finches might face trade-offs, such as the incorporation of anthropogenic debris (e.g., string, plastic) into their nests, which may increase mortality. In our study, we determined the effect of urbanization on the nesting success of small ground finches (
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