Male Greater Prairie-Chickens adjust their vocalizations in the presence of wind turbine noise DOI Open Access

Cara E. Whalen,

Mary Bomberger Brown, JoAnn McGee

et al.

Ornithological Applications, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 120(1), P. 137 - 148

Published: Jan. 10, 2018

The potential for wind energy facilities to affect species of grouse in the grasslands Great Plains North America is a conservation concern. Communication by male Greater Prairie-Chickens (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) essential lek mating displays and includes low-frequency vocalizations that could be disrupted turbine noise. We studied effects noise on boom, cackle, whine, whoop recorded at 14 leks located 703 m 23 km away from facility near Ainsworth, Brown County, Nebraska, USA, 2013 2014. First, we assessed ambient sound levels our study sites. Wind contributed soundscape; <1,000 turbines had higher than expected basis recordings obtained remote locations. Our second objective was determine whether acoustic characteristics 4 differed those farther away. At within 1,000 facility, boom pressure were (boom 2% higher; 5% higher), duration 3% shorter, whine fundamental frequency 11% higher, biphonations cackle occurred 15% less often. These differences suggest adjust properties their response sounds generated facilities. effect adjustments reported here success males remains determined.

Language: Английский

Noise impairs the perception of song performance in blue tits and increases territorial response DOI
Selvino R. de Kort, G. Porcedda, Hans Slabbekoorn

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Animal Behaviour, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 215, P. 131 - 141

Published: Aug. 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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Galápagos yellow warblers differ in behavioural plasticity in response to traffic noise depending on proximity to road DOI Creative Commons
Leon Hohl, Alper Yelimlieş, Çağlar Akçay

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Animal Behaviour, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 123119 - 123119

Published: March 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Wind turbine noise pollution reduces songbird vocal presence through changes in abundance DOI
Yael Lehnardt, Teri E. Klein, Jesse R. Barber

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Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 9, 2025

Language: Английский

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Close Males Sing With Dissimilar Minimum Frequency and Repertoire Size in a Wild Passerine DOI Creative Commons
Mónika Jablonszky, Miklós Laczi, Gergely Nagy

et al.

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(4)

Published: April 1, 2025

ABSTRACT The position occupied in social networks influences the success of individuals many animal species. However, associations between bird song (an important means communication) and relative remained understudied. Such are expected because neighbors can learn elements from each other or change their songs due to competition, also be related individual traits determining network positions. We investigated these phenomena males collared flycatcher ( Ficedula albicollis ), a passerine with complex intense territorial interactions. Relying on 19 years recordings, we used multiple reflecting spectral temporal characteristics complexity songs, as well syllable composition, investigate if similarity is associated neighbor networks. examined whether birds settle down an age‐dependent manner (as age linked quality) nonrandom spatial distribution affected by proportion immigrants, young birds, number displaying males. found that minimum frequency repertoire size differed, but this pattern was not shaped predictors. Therefore, our results highlight need study communication environment together. fact neighboring tend sing differently respect some suggests flexibly adjusted based performance conspecifics.

Language: Английский

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Males increase call frequency, not intensity, in response to noise, revealing no Lombard effect in the little torrent frog DOI Creative Commons
Longhui Zhao, Xiaoqian Sun, Qinghua Chen

et al.

Ecology and Evolution, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 8(23), P. 11733 - 11741

Published: Oct. 31, 2018

Noise is one of the main factors that can influence processes sound communication across a wide range animal groups. Although effects ambient noise on communication, including anthropogenic noise, have received increasing attention, few studies examined changes in fine structure acoustic signals produced by vocalizing species constantly noisy environments. Here, we used natural recordings to determine associations between stream and call parameters little torrent frog (Amolops torrentis). We also playbacks recorded habitats white examine how male vocal change with levels. The results show intensity has significant effect frequency, but not amplitude or other characteristics. Based this evidence, suggest streamside drives males alter frequency as loudly possible order improve discriminability. These findings provide insights into role played ecological selection evolution noise-dependent anuran plasticity.

Language: Английский

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Black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) alter alarm call duration and peak frequency in response to traffic noise DOI Creative Commons
Jason R. Courter,

Rebecca J. Perruci,

Kelsey J. McGinnis

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 15(10), P. e0241035 - e0241035

Published: Oct. 29, 2020

Anthropogenic noise is an often-overlooked byproduct of urbanization and affects the soundscape in which birds communicate. Previous studies assessing impact traffic have focused on bird song, with many demonstrating ability to raise song frequency presence low-frequency avoid masking. Less known about avian alarm calls, surprising given degree predator information within calls may fitness. The objective this study was assess impacts Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus), a small non-migratory songbird well-studied information-rich call. We studied at eight locations Stark County, Ohio, from 15 January 7 March 2016, used taxidermic mount Eastern Screech-Owl elicit calls. In half trials, pre-recorded track also broadcasted 50 decibels. chickadee contained more introductory notes (P < 0.001), total were longer duration had lower D-note peak frequencies = 0.032 P 0.041, respectively). No differences noted number D-notes per call between control trials. Modifying frequency, without changing D-notes, be strategy that chickadees use convey coordinate threat-appropriate mobbing response when it not possible change type. Our results add small, but growing, literature documenting effects anthropogenic demonstrate flexibility complexity predators, partially explain why adapt well urban areas.

Language: Английский

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Experience modulates an insect’s response to anthropogenic noise DOI Creative Commons
Mario Gallego‐Abenza, Nicolas Mathevon, David Wheatcroft

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Behavioral Ecology, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 31(1), P. 90 - 96

Published: Aug. 19, 2019

In response to anthropogenic noise, vertebrates express modified acoustic communication signals either through individual plasticity or local population adaptation. contrast, how insects respond this stressor is poorly studied. Field crickets

Language: Английский

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Urban birdsongs: higher minimum song frequency of an urban colonist persists in a common garden experiment DOI Creative Commons
Dustin G. Reichard, Jonathan W. Atwell, Meelyn Pandit

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Animal Behaviour, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 170, P. 33 - 41

Published: Nov. 2, 2020

Language: Английский

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Exploring the application of acoustic indices in the assessment of bird diversity in urban forests DOI Open Access
Qi Bian, Cheng Wang, Cheng He

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Biodiversity Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 31(1), P. 22080 - 22080

Published: Jan. 1, 2023

Aims:Calling is an important way for birds to communicate and transmit information each other.This provides a unique opportunity assess bird diversity through acoustic monitoring.The use of indices the rapid assessment biodiversity emerging survey method, but complex sonic environment in urban forests may lead bias.The feasibility using still needs be further explored.Methods: To understand effectiveness forests, we set up 50 matrix sample sites Beijing Eastern Suburb Forest Park.Bird point observations simultaneous data collection were conducted monthly from April June 2021.In order verify monitoring, compared results two methods.Spearman correlation analysis generalized linear mixed models used relationship between six commonly richness abundance.The performance index was subsequently measured. •技术与方法• 中国野生脊椎动物鸣声监测与生物声学研究专题Results: (1) A total 35 species, comprising 10 orders 23 families, recorded this experiment.Although number species identified monitoring equal observations, there discrepancies which specific observed.(2) The abundance varied significantly different months.The complexity (ACI) normalized difference sound (NDSI) outperformed others key variables assessing diversity.(3) Acoustic had higher predictive power (R 2 m = 0.32, R c 0.80) than 0.12, 0.18). Conclusion:Acoustic promising tool assessment, are many areas that need explored.With gradual improvement methods technology, has great potential tracking conservation management biodiversity.

Language: Английский

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Male and female signaling behavior varies seasonally during territorial interactions in a tropical songbird DOI
Alana D. Demko, Daniel J. Mennill

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 72(6)

Published: May 7, 2018

Language: Английский

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