Exploring stress and morphology in two songbird species across urban, agricultural, and natural habitats on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos

Exploring stress and morphology in two songbird species across urban, agricultural, and natural habitats on San Cristobal Island, Galapagos

Abstract Land use changes can have morphological and physiological impacts on wildlife. This study aimed to explore the influence of anthropogenic land use on the morphology and corticosterone concentrations in two songbirds endemic to the Galapagos archipelago: the granivorous Small Ground Finch Ge...

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Main Authors: Andrés Mena, Martín Terán, Diana Calderón, Maria de Lourdes Torres, Diego F. Cisneros-Heredia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-03-01
Series:BMC Zoology
Subjects:
Corticosterone
Galapagos Islands
Geospiza fuliginosa
Land use change
Land birds
Morphological adaptations
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-025-00221-7
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