Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: Oct. 17, 2023
Urban
development
has
drastically
altered
ecosystems
with
dramatic
effects
on
avian
diversity
and
community
structure.
Most
studies
investigating
this
phenomenon
are
conducted
in
large
established
cities,
fewer
areas
of
current
urbanization.
Measuring
structure
recently
growing
cities
is
necessary
to
understand
which
species
being
affected
a
range
urban
environments.
There
also
critical
need
explore
multiple
measures
urbanization,
as
different
axes
human
influence
might
have
varied
wildlife.
This
study
investigated
the
relationship
between
communities
noise,
light,
landscape
composition
Weld
County,
CO,
one
United
States’
fastest
metropolitan
areas.
We
tested
general
hypothesis
that
assemblages
would
vary
characteristics.
measured
across
16
sites
ranging
from
non-urban
paired
these
data
census
data.
used
multivariate
analyses
test
for
covariance
our
three
characteristics,
examine
patterns
presence
abundances
at
sites.
Results
suggest
developed
land
water
covary
Anthropogenic
noise
light
did
not
drive
strongly
percent
water.
These
characteristics
or
form
linear
gradient,
suggesting
urbanization
can
patchy
unpredictable
effects,
highlighting
value
measuring
separately.
Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
341(10), P. 1147 - 1156
Published: July 21, 2024
From
jellyfish
to
parrot
fish
and
roundworms
homeotherms,
all
animals
are
thought
sleep.
Despite
its
presumed
universality,
sleep
is
a
poorly
understood
behavior,
varying
significantly
in
expression
across,
even
within,
animal
lineages.
There
still
no
consensus
about
the
origin,
architecture,
ecology
of
sleep,
or
defining
characters.
The
field
behavioral
has
potential
extend
our
knowledge
behavior
nontraditional
models
ecologically
relevant
settings.
Here,
we
highlight
current
efforts
diversifying
generate
stronger
synergies
between
historically
human-focused
research
ecology.
Our
primary
aim
for
enhance
by
contributing
crucial
observations
as
well
creating
novel
comparative
evolutionary
frameworks.
At
same
time,
can
exposing
relevance
wakeful
behaviors.
Nikolaas
Tinbergen's
four
levels
analysis
have
served
foundation
comprehensively
addressing
questions
introduce
some
Tinbergian
approaches
examine
interplay
wake
under
meaningful
conditions.
Avian Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14, P. 100126 - 100126
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Light
is
an
essential
environmental
cue
influencing
the
endogenous
circadian
clocks
that
regulate
behavioral
and
physiological
processes
in
animals.
Despite
extensive
research
on
rhythms
of
avian
behavior
physiology,
mechanisms
by
which
they
adapt
adjust
to
abnormal
photoperiod
conditions,
such
as
artificial
light,
have
yet
be
fully
elucidated.
Here,
body
mass,
activity,
core
peripheral
temperatures
Eurasian
Tree
Sparrow
(Passer
montanus,
ETS)—a
diurnal
passerine—were
examined
under
three
different
lighting
conditions:
constant
light
(LL),
darkness
(DD),
normal
light–dark
cycles
(LD).
Our
results
showed
tarsometatarsus,
eye
ETSs
varied
significantly
with
treatment,
time,
interaction
between
treatment
time;
however,
there
was
no
significant
change
mass
response
time
treatment.
Under
LD
exhibited
activity
core,
temperatures.
LL
only
temperature
rhythmicity.
DD
were
temperature;
tarsometatarsus
affected.
indicate
rhythm
ETS
can
maintained
photoperiods.
In
contrast,
surface
temperature,
uncoupled
from
conditions
ETS,
strongly
depend
light.
These
differ
those
other
species,
suggesting
a
unique
coping
mechanism
photoperiod.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 26, 2024
Abstract
This
study
explored
subjective
responses
towards
various
environmental
quality
parameters.
In
order
to
investigate
the
combined
effects
of
sound,
light,
and
heat
on
overall
comfort
(evaluated
by
vote,
OCV)
pedestrians,
two
residential
areas
in
Yubei
District,
Chongqing
(a
Cfa
city
China)
were
selected
for
field
measurements
combining
questionnaires.
Three
main
conclusions
drawn.
Firstly,
average
outdoor
neutral
temperature
(NT),
LAeq,
LUX
26.6
°C
(indicated
physiologically
equivalent
temperature,
PET),
56.5
dBA,
21.4103
lx,
respectively.
Secondly,
since
both
physiology
psychology,
thermal
perceptions
varied
acoustic
light
environments.
could
be
explained
different
NTs
sound
pressure
or
levels.
Thirdly,
factors
had
significant
comfort.
Significant
positive
correlation
between
stress
(PET)
OCV
was
found
(sig＜0.000);
while
intensity
not
always
significant.
Hence,
played
a
role
people’s
Findings
this
directive
future
environment
design
creating
more
comfortable
spaces.
The
aim
of
this
thesis
is
to
understand
the
ecological
and
evolutionary
implications
urbanization
across
multiple
life
stages
in
túngara
frog.
Throughout
thesis,
I
sought
investigate
changes
phenotypes
selection
pressures
response
(Figure
1).
Specifically,
better
relationship
sexual
signals
urban
pressures,
comprehensively
characterize
effects
on
many
species
(Chapter
2).
In
Chapter
3,
look
explicitly
at
direct
two
important
sensory
pollutants
environments,
artificial
light
night
(ALAN)
noise
pollution,
male
breeding
behavior.
exposed
forest
sites,
naïve
conditions,
ALAN,
their
combination.
investigated
patterns
attraction
repulsion,
timing
behavior,
calling
behavior
males
these
various
conditions.
4,
continued
examining
isolated
combined
ALAN
now
quantifying
potential
via
receiver
behaviors.
broadcast
synthesized
playbacks
simulating
quantified
number
approaches
from
mates
(female
frogs),
predators
(fringe-lipped
bats)
under
different
Additionally,
examined
if
conditions
altered
preferences
both
females
bats
a
field
setting.
5,
development
tadpoles,
utilizing
reciprocal
transplant
experiment
between
populations
examine
intraand
intergenerational
early
developmental
stages.
6,
provide
an
overview
synthesis
my
research.
Animals,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(22), P. 3199 - 3199
Published: Nov. 7, 2024
Artificial
light
at
night
(ALAN)
and
noise
pollution
are
two
important
stressors
associated
with
urbanisation
that
can
have
a
profound
impact
on
animal
behaviour
physiology,
potentially
disrupting
biological
rhythms.
Although
the
influence
of
ALAN
daily
activity
patterns
songbirds
has
been
clearly
demonstrated,
studies
often
focus
males,
few
examined
females
not
included
potential
males
female
patterns.
Using
free-living
pairs
great
tits
(
