Variation in Diurnal Patterns of Singing Activity Between Urban and Rural Great Tits

Human settlements and activities alter the natural environment acoustically and visually. Traffic noise and street lights are two of the most prominent pollutants which may affect animal activity patterns. Birds in urban areas have been reported to sing nocturnally and to have an earlier dawn chorus...

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Main Authors: Eira Bermúdez-Cuamatzin, Zoë Delamore, Laura Verbeek, Christoph Kremer, Hans Slabbekoorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2020.00246/full