Living in the city: can anyone become an ‘urban exploiter'?

By Salit Kark, A. Iwaniuk, Adam Schalimtzek, Eran Banker. 2007

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Biotic homogenization and alien bird species along an urban gradient in South Africa (2009, background): “One would expect urban exploiters to have better breeding opportunities, and thus number of nests, in the urban zone compared to the suburban zone as a result of more buildings and man-made structures in urban areas (Kark et al., 2007).”
Interspecific variation in fear responses predicts urbanization in birds (2010, background): “In contrast, Kark et al. (2007) did not show a difference in innovative behavior with degree of urbanization.”
Growing in Cities: An Urban Penalty for Wild Birds? A Study of Phenotypic Differences between Urban and Rural Great Tit Chicks (Parus major) (2017, unknown): “Great tit is a relevant species for such a study because it is considered as an urban adapter species (Shochat et al., 2006; Kark et al., 2007), and it can be found in rural sites, but also all along the urbanization gradient (Croci et al., 2008).”
How do habitat variability and management regime shape the spatial heterogeneity of birds within a large Mediterranean urban park (2008, methodology): “Nevertheless, rban adapters were negatively affected by the distance from rails, in contrast to urban exploiters (Table 5), emphasizing that hese species are influenced by humans and their commensals Kark et al., 2007).”
Which Traits Influence Bird Survival in the City? A Review (2021, background): “[44] report that, in downtown areas, most of the birds were omnivores, especially in temperate countries.”
Behavioural responses of wildlife to urban environments (2013, background): “Learning ability and tolerance of novel objects (both assays of behavioural flexibility) are likely to be important traits in animals that utilize novel foods in urban environments, with more-innovative species generally being better at problemsolving and learning in challenging situations (Kark et ”
Risk-taking behavior, urbanization and the pace of life in birds (2018, background): “Following suggestions that behavioral differences between urban and nonurban birds might be linked to brain size and learning capabilities (Kark et al. 2007; Maklakov et al. 2011; Sol et al. 2011), we also verified whether a larger brain size contributes to explain why slow-lived species should be…”
Relationship between the presence of House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) and Neotropical bird community structure and diversity (2009, background): “…as an invasive species has been attributed to four natural-history traits that make it an excellent urban exploiter species (sensu Blair 1996; Kark et al. 2007): (1) it is an aggressive species that attacks birds of similar, or smaller size at feeding sites, and actively destroys nests of…”