big-brained passerine birds succeed in urban environments
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Alexei A. Maklakov1,*,†, Simone Immler2,†, Alejandro Gonzalez-Voyer1,3, Johanna Rö nn1 and Niclas Kolm1 Animal Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Norbyvä gen 18d, SE-752 36 Uppsala, Sweden Integrative Ecology Group, Estación Biológica de Doñ ana, (EBD-CSIC), Av Américo Vespucio S/N, 41092 Sevilla, Spain *Author for correspondence ([email protected]). The first two authors contributed equally to the study.
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تاریخ انتشار 2012