Do the Calls of a Bird, the Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala), Need Adjustment for Efficient Communication in Urban Anthropogenic Noise?

Urban environments are characteristically noisy and this can pose a challenge for animals that communicate acoustically. Although evidence suggests that some birds can make acoustic adjustments that preclude masking of their signals in high-disturbance environments such as cities, studies to date ha...

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Main Authors: Hélène Lowry, Alan Lill, Bob B. M. Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-03-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/3/118