Categorizing wildlife responses to urbanization and conservation implications of terminology

Jason D Fischer¹, Sarah C Schneider¹, Adam A Ahlers², James R Miller^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign, 1102 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana IL, 61801, U.S.A.
² Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1102 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61801, U.S.A.

Jason D Fischer et al. Conserv Biol. 2015 Aug.

. 2015 Aug;29(4):1246-1248.

doi: 10.1111/cobi.12451. Epub 2015 Jan 7.

Jason D Fischer¹, Sarah C Schneider¹, Adam A Ahlers², James R Miller^{1

2}

¹ Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign, 1102 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana IL, 61801, U.S.A.
² Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign, 1102 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL, 61801, U.S.A.

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