Zonotrichia capensis

....................................................................................................................................................... 48 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 49 Methods ........................................................................................................................................................ 51 Results........................................................................................................................................................... 55 Discussion ..................................................................................................................................................... 58 CHAPTER III. TRAFFIC NOISE EXPOSURE ALONE MAY DELAY OFFSPRING GROWTH, BUT IS NOT A POTENT ENOUGH STRESSOR TO DISRUPT IMMUNE FUNCTION, STRESS PHYSIOLOGY OR REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN BREEDING BIRDS ....................................... 63 Abstract ........................................................................................................................................................ 63....................................................................................................................................................... 63 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 64 Materials and methods ................................................................................................................................ 67 Results........................................................................................................................................................... 71 Discussion ..................................................................................................................................................... 76 GENERAL DISCUSSION .......................................................................................................................... 83 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................ 96 

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