1
|
Muñoz-Santos I, Ríos-Chelén AA. Vermilion flycatchers avoid singing during sudden peaks of anthropogenic noise. Acta Ethol 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10211-022-00409-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
|
2
|
Farooqi ZUR, Ahmad I, Ditta A, Ilic P, Amin M, Naveed AB, Gulzar A. Types, sources, socioeconomic impacts, and control strategies of environmental noise: a review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:81087-81111. [PMID: 36201075 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23328-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 09/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Noise exposure has reached an alarming degree over the years because of rapid growth in the industry, transportation, and urbanization. Therefore, it is a dire need to provide awareness of the sources and mitigation strategies of noise, and to highlight the health, and socio-economic impacts of noise. A few research studies have documented this emerging issue; however, there is no comprehensive document describing all types of noise, their impacts on living organisms, and control strategies. This review article summarizes the sources of noise; their effects on industrial workers, citizens, and animals; and the value of property in noisy areas. The plethora of literature is showing an increased level of noise in various cities of the world, which have various health consequences such as high blood pressure, insomnia, nausea, heart attack, exhaustion, dizziness, headache, and triggered hearing loss. Apart from humans, noise also affects animal habitat, preying, and reproduction ability; increases heart rate and hearing loss to even death and loss in property value; and impairs the hospital environment. Finally, we have discussed the possible strategies to mitigate the noise problem, policy statements, and regulations to be followed, with future research directions based on the identified research gaps.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Zia Ur Rahman Farooqi
- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
| | - Iftikhar Ahmad
- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari Campus, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan
| | - Allah Ditta
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal Dir (U),, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 18000, Pakistan.
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
| | - Predrag Ilic
- PSRI Institute for protection and ecology of the Republic of Srpska, Banja Luka, Vidovdanska 43, 78000, Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
| | - Muhammad Amin
- Department of Energy Systems Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
| | - Abdul Basit Naveed
- School of Natural Science, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, 44320, Pakistan
| | - Aadil Gulzar
- Deptartment of Environmental Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J & K, 190006, India
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
D.M.T. Dhananjani, W.A.D. Mahaulpatha. Effects of visitor disturbance on tetrapod vertebrates in the Horton Plains National Park, Sri Lanka. JOURNAL OF THREATENED TAXA 2022. [DOI: 10.11609/jott.8074.14.9.21776-21785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Effect of visitor disturbances on tetrapod vertebrates was studied from December 2017 to October 2018 in the Horton Plains National Park (HPNP), which is one of the world’s best nature reserves and a popular tourist destination of Sri Lanka. Roads and nature trails with cloud forest, aquatic and grasslands habitats inside the HPNP were selected to compare the effect of visitor disturbances. Three 100 meter fixed length line transects were marked along the roads and the nature trails in each habitat. Vehicle noise was measured using sound meter software. Visitor activities that cause disturbance included road kills, photography, trampling and animal feeding. Amphibian and reptile road kills were higher compared to other tetrapod road kills during vacation periods. Behavioral response of species to visitor disturbances included avoidance, habituation and attraction. When the vehicle noise range was from 63±2.11 dB to 69±2.11 dB, habituation behavior was displayed. When the vehicle noise range increased to the range of 70±4.71 dB to 88±4.71 dB, avoidance behavior was displayed. Animals display a propensity to habituation behavior compared to avoidance behavior when vehicle speed was less than 30 kmh/hr. The results of this study can be used to integrate with the future visitor, park and wildlife management practices of the park.
Collapse
|
4
|
Winandy GSM, Félix RP, Sacramento RA, Mascarenhas R, Batalha-Filho H, Japyassú HF, Izar P, Slabbekoorn H. Urban Noise Restricts Song Frequency Bandwidth and Syllable Diversity in Bananaquits: Increasing Audibility at the Expense of Signal Quality. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.570420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Anthropogenic noise can interfere with animal behavior through masking of acoustic communication. In response to masking, animals may change their acoustic signals as an apparent adjustment strategy, but this may have a drawback on signal quality. Songs and calls may show noise-dependent changes in frequency and duration, which may yield some masking avoidance, but may also constrain other acoustic parameters that might carry information about the sender. In the present study, we investigated whether noise-dependent reduction in frequency bandwidth or song duration restricted syllable diversity or song elaboration in a Neotropical songbird, the bananaquit (Coereba flaveola). We show that bananaquits sing higher frequency songs, of narrower bandwidth, in noisier territories, independent of variation in territory density, without significant variation in song duration. We also show that songs with higher minimum frequencies, narrower bandwidths, and shorter durations have on average a lower number of syllable types and higher syllable rates. This finding is in line with an acoustic restriction and may reflect a functional trade-off between audibility and signal value: higher frequencies may be more audible but less elaborate songs may weaken the message of sender quality. Consequently, noise pollution may not only alter avian communities, but also shape acoustic diversity and processes of sexual selection in urban environments.
Collapse
|
5
|
Winandy GSM, Japyassú HF, Izar P, Slabbekoorn H. Noise-Related Song Variation Affects Communication: Bananaquits Adjust Vocally to Playback of Elaborate or Simple Songs. Front Ecol Evol 2021. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2020.570431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Birds communicate through acoustic variation in their songs for territorial defense and mate attraction. Noisy urban conditions often induce vocal changes that can alleviate masking problems, but that may also affect signal value. We investigated this potential for a functional compromise in a neotropical songbird: the bananaquit (Coereba flaveola). This species occurs in urban environments with variable traffic noise levels and was previously found to reduce song elaboration in concert with a noise-dependent reduction in song frequency bandwidth. Singing higher and in a narrower bandwidth may make their songs more audible in noisy conditions of low-frequency traffic. However, it was unknown whether the associated decrease in syllable diversity affected their communication. Here we show that bananaquits responded differently to experimental playback of elaborate vs. simple songs. The variation in syllable diversity did not affect general response strength, but the tested birds gave acoustically distinct song replies. Songs had fewer syllables and were lower in frequency and of wider bandwidth when individuals responded to elaborate songs compared to simple songs. This result suggests that noise-dependent vocal restrictions may change the signal value of songs and compromise their communicative function. It remains to be investigated whether there are consequences for individual fitness and how such effects may alter the diversity and density of the avian community in noisy cities.
Collapse
|
6
|
Méndez C, Barrantes G, Sandoval L. The effect of noise variation over time and between populations on the fine spectrotemporal characteristics of different vocalization types. Behav Processes 2020; 182:104282. [PMID: 33217514 DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
Abstract
Noise affects the recognition of acoustic signals by masking information. To compensate for increased noise, individuals often increase the minimum frequency of their vocalization to reduce noise interference. Our goal was to analyze the effect of noise on the characteristics of different bird vocalizations, through a comparative study of vocalizations on the same bird species. We analyzed the effects of noise variation on the fine spectrotemporal characteristics of calls, songs, and duets of White-eared Ground-sparrows (Melozone leucotis) across three populations over a three-year period. We recorded vocalizations and noise levels simultaneously from 41 territories between 2012 and 2014. We measured the duration, minimum, maximum, and maximum amplitude frequency, and counted the number of songs elements for each vocalization recorded. As we predicted, noise influences the minimum frequency of song, but did not have an effect on the fine spectrotemporal characteristics for calls and duets. We did, however, find that low and high frequency of calls and duets increased with noise-population-year interaction. Our results suggest that differences in noise values at each population were inadequate to observe changes in vocalization characteristics. In conclusion, evaluating responses to different noise levels on different vocalization types for the same species expands our understanding of the flexibility of birds to adjust vocalizations in response to anthropogenic noise.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Carolina Méndez
- Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, Montes de Oca, Costa Rica
| | - Gilbert Barrantes
- Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, Montes de Oca, Costa Rica
| | - Luis Sandoval
- Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San Pedro, Montes de Oca, Costa Rica.
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) alter alarm call duration and peak frequency in response to traffic noise. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0241035. [PMID: 33119633 PMCID: PMC7595340 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Anthropogenic noise is an often-overlooked byproduct of urbanization and affects the soundscape in which birds communicate. Previous studies assessing the impact of traffic noise have focused on bird song, with many studies demonstrating the ability of birds to raise song frequency in the presence of low-frequency traffic noise to avoid masking. Less is known about the impact of traffic noise on avian alarm calls, which is surprising given the degree to which predator information within alarm calls may impact fitness. The objective of this study was to assess the impacts of traffic noise on the Black-capped Chickadees (Poecile atricapillus), a small non-migratory songbird with a well-studied and information-rich alarm call. We studied birds at eight locations in Stark County, Ohio, from 15 January to 7 March 2016, and used a taxidermic mount of an Eastern Screech-Owl to elicit alarm calls. In half of the trials, a pre-recorded traffic noise track was also broadcasted at 50 decibels. In noise trials, chickadee calls contained more introductory notes (P < 0.001), more total notes (P < 0.001), were of longer duration (P < 0.001), and had lower introductory and D-note peak frequencies (P = 0.032 and P = 0.041, respectively). No differences were noted in the number of D-notes per call between noise and control trials. Modifying alarm call duration and frequency, without changing the number of D-notes, may be a strategy that chickadees use to convey predator information and to coordinate a threat-appropriate mobbing response when it is not possible to change call type. Our results add to the small, but growing, literature documenting the effects of anthropogenic noise on avian alarm calls, demonstrate the flexibility and complexity of chickadee calls given in response to predators, and may partially explain why chickadees adapt well to urban areas.
Collapse
|
8
|
Mejías MA, Roncal J, Imfeld TS, Boisen S, Wilson DR. Relationships of song structure to phylogenetic history, habitat, and morphology in the vireos, greenlets, and allies (Passeriformes: Vireonidae). Evolution 2020; 74:2494-2511. [DOI: 10.1111/evo.14099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Miguel A. Mejías
- Department of Biology Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's A1B 3X9 Canada
| | - Julissa Roncal
- Department of Biology Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's A1B 3X9 Canada
| | - Tyler S. Imfeld
- Department of Ecology Evolution and Behavior University of Minnesota St. Paul MN 55108 USA
- Bell Museum University of Minnesota St. Paul MN 55108 USA
| | - Sander Boisen
- Department of Biology Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's A1B 3X9 Canada
| | - David R. Wilson
- Department of Psychology Memorial University of Newfoundland St. John's A1B 3X9 Canada
| |
Collapse
|
9
|
Anthropogenic noise reduces male reproductive investment in an acoustically signaling insect. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-020-02868-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
|
10
|
Antze B, Koper N. Savannah sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis)nesting close to energy infrastructure alarm call at a lower frequency. BIOACOUSTICS 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2018.1563869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Bridget Antze
- Department of Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
| | - Nicola Koper
- Department of Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
| |
Collapse
|
11
|
Grabarczyk EE, Gill SA. Anthropogenic noise affects male house wren response to but not detection of territorial intruders. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0220576. [PMID: 31365593 PMCID: PMC6668836 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Anthropogenic noise decreases signal active space, or the area over which male bird song can be detected in the environment. For territorial males, noise may make it more difficult to detect and assess territorial challenges, which in turn may increase defense costs and influence whether males maintain territory ownership. We tested the hypothesis that noise affects the ability of male house wrens (Troglodytes aedon) near active nests to detect intruders and alters responses to them. We broadcast pre-recorded male song and pink noise on territories to simulate intrusions with and without noise, as well as to noise alone. We measured detection by how long males took to sing or approach the speaker after the start of a playback. To measure whether playbacks changed male behavior, we compared their vocal responses before and during treatments, as well as compared mean vocal responses and the number of flyovers and attacks on the speaker during treatments. Noise did not affect a male’s ability to detect an intruder on his territory. Males altered their responses to simulated intruders with and without noise compared to the noise-only treatment by singing longer songs at faster rates. Males increased peak frequency of songs during intrusions without noise compared to noise-only treatments, but frequency during intruder plus noise treatments did not differ from either. When confronting simulated intruders in noise, males increased the number of attacks on the speaker compared to intruders without noise, possibly because they were less able to assess intruders via songs and relied on close encounters for information. Although noise did not affect intruder detection, noise affected some aspects of singing and aggressive responses, which may be related to the challenge of discriminating and assessing territorial threats under elevated noise.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Erin E. Grabarczyk
- Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, United States of America
- * E-mail:
| | - Sharon A. Gill
- Department of Biological Sciences, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, United States of America
| |
Collapse
|
12
|
Hennigar B, Ethier JP, Wilson DR. Experimental traffic noise attracts birds during the breeding season. Behav Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arz123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Understanding how anthropogenic disturbance affects animal behavior is challenging because observational studies often involve co-occurring disturbances (e.g., noise, lighting, and roadways), and laboratory experiments often lack ecological validity. During the 2016 and 2017 avian breeding seasons, we investigated the effects of anthropogenic noise and light on the singing and spatial behavior of wild birds by independently manipulating the presence of each type of disturbance at 89 sites in an otherwise undisturbed boreal forest in Labrador, Canada. Each treatment was surrounded by an eight-channel microphone array that recorded and localized avian vocalizations throughout the manipulation. We analyzed the effects of noise and light on the timing of the first vocalizations of each species at each array during the dawn chorus, and on the proximity of the vocalizing birds to the disturbance when those songs were produced. We analyzed all species combined, and then conducted separate analyses for the six most common species: boreal chickadee, dark-eyed junco, ruby-crowned kinglet, Swainson’s thrush, white-throated sparrow, and yellow-rumped warbler. When all species were analyzed together, we found that traffic noise attracted vocalizing birds. There was some evidence that light repelled birds, but this evidence was inconsistent. In our species-specific analyses, yellow-rumped warbler sang earlier in response to noise; Swainson’s thrush was attracted to noise and the combination of noise and light but repelled by light alone. Our study provides some of the first experimental evidence of the independent and combined effects of traffic noise and light on the vocal and spatial behavior of wild birds and suggests that breeding birds may be attracted to noisy roads where they could be exposed to additional forms of disturbance.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Bronwen Hennigar
- Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology Program, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
| | - Jeffrey P Ethier
- Cognitive and Behavioural Ecology Program, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
| | - David R Wilson
- Department of Psychology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
| |
Collapse
|
13
|
Evans JC, Dall SRX, Kight CR. Effects of ambient noise on zebra finch vigilance and foraging efficiency. PLoS One 2019; 13:e0209471. [PMID: 30596692 PMCID: PMC6312262 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Ambient noise can affect the availability of acoustic information to animals, altering both foraging and vigilance behaviour. Using captive zebra finches Taeniopygia guttata, we examined the effect of ambient broadband noise on foraging decisions. Birds were given a choice between foraging in a quiet area where conspecific calls could be heard or a noisy area where these calls would be masked. Birds foraging in noisy areas spent a significantly more time vigilant than those in quiet areas, resulting in less efficient foraging. Despite this there was no significant difference in the amount of time spent in the two noise regimes. However there did appear a preference for initially choosing quiet patches during individuals’ second trial. These results emphasise how masking noise can influence the foraging and anti-predation behaviour of animals, which is particularly relevant as anthropogenic noise becomes increasingly prevalent in the natural world.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Julian C. Evans
- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, United Kingdom
- * E-mail:
| | - Sasha R. X. Dall
- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Cornwall Campus, Penryn, United Kingdom
| | | |
Collapse
|
14
|
Manzanares Mena L, Macías Garcia C. Songbird community structure changes with noise in an urban reserve. JOURNAL OF URBAN ECOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jue/juy022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Lucía Manzanares Mena
- Laboratorio de Conducta Animal, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), A. p. 70-275, CP 04510 Coyoacán, D.F., México
| | - Constantino Macías Garcia
- Laboratorio de Conducta Animal, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), A. p. 70-275, CP 04510 Coyoacán, D.F., México
| |
Collapse
|
15
|
Graham BA, Heath DD, Walter RP, Mark MM, Mennill DJ. Parallel evolutionary forces influence the evolution of male and female songs in a tropical songbird. J Evol Biol 2018; 31:979-994. [DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Brendan A. Graham
- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Windsor; Windsor ON Canada
| | - Daniel D. Heath
- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Windsor; Windsor ON Canada
- Great Lakes Institute of Environmental Research; University of Windsor; Windsor ON Canada
| | - Ryan P. Walter
- Great Lakes Institute of Environmental Research; University of Windsor; Windsor ON Canada
- Department of Biological Science; California State University Fullerton; Fullerton CA USA
| | - Melissa M. Mark
- Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program; Northern Arizona University; Flagstaff AZ USA
| | - Daniel J. Mennill
- Department of Biological Sciences; University of Windsor; Windsor ON Canada
| |
Collapse
|
16
|
Antze B, Koper N. Noisy anthropogenic infrastructure interferes with alarm responses in Savannah sparrows ( Passerculus sandwichensis). ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2018; 5:172168. [PMID: 29892404 PMCID: PMC5990837 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.172168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
Abstract
Many birds rely on anti-predator communication to protect their nests; however, anthropogenic noise from industrial activities such as oil and gas development may disrupt acoustic communication. Here, we conducted acoustic playback experiments to determine whether Savannah sparrows (Passerculus sandwichensis) responded to conspecific alarm calls by delaying feeding visits, and whether this response was impaired by noise-producing natural gas compressor stations, generator- or grid-powered screw pump oil wells, and noise amplitude. We played alarm calls, and, as a control, western meadowlark songs, to Savannah sparrows as they approached their nests to feed their nestlings, and measured feeding latency. The greatest impacts on behaviour were detected at the noisiest treatment, compressor stations; feeding latency was shortened here compared with control sites, which may expose nests to greater predation risk. As noise amplitudes increased, Savannah sparrows took longer to feed following meadowlark playbacks, perhaps because noise interfered with interpretation of acoustic cues. The effects of compressor stations on anti-predator behaviour may be best explained by the distracting effects of anthropogenic noise, while increases in feeding latency following meadowlark playbacks may be explained by a heightened response threshold caused by acoustic masking. Industrial infrastructure can influence the reproductive success of wildlife through its impact on perception and interpretation of conspecific signals, but these effects are complex.
Collapse
|
17
|
Gentry KE, Derryberry EP, Danner RM, Danner JE, Luther DA. Immediate signaling flexibility in response to experimental noise in urban, but not rural, white‐crowned sparrows. Ecosphere 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Katherine E. Gentry
- Department of Environmental Science and Policy George Mason University Fairfax Virginia 22030 USA
| | - Elizabeth P. Derryberry
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Tulane University New Orleans Louisiana 70118 USA
| | - Raymond M. Danner
- Department of Biology and Marine Biology University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington North Carolina 27514 USA
| | - Julie E. Danner
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Tulane University New Orleans Louisiana 70118 USA
| | - David A. Luther
- Biology Department George Mason University Fairfax Virginia 22030 USA
| |
Collapse
|
18
|
|
19
|
Sierro J, Schloesing E, Pavón I, Gil D. European Blackbirds Exposed to Aircraft Noise Advance Their Chorus, Modify Their Song and Spend More Time Singing. Front Ecol Evol 2017. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2017.00068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
|
20
|
Gentry KE, McKenna MF, Luther DA. Evidence of suboscine song plasticity in response to traffic noise fluctuations and temporary road closures. BIOACOUSTICS 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2017.1303645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Katherine E. Gentry
- Environmental Science & Policy Department, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
| | - Megan F. McKenna
- Natural Sounds and Night Skies Division, National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO, USA
| | - David A. Luther
- Biology Department, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA
| |
Collapse
|
21
|
Brumm H, Zollinger SA, Niemelä PT, Sprau P. Measurement artefacts lead to false positives in the study of birdsong in noise. Methods Ecol Evol 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.12766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Henrik Brumm
- Communication and Social Behaviour Group Max Planck Institute for Ornithology 82319 Seewiesen Germany
| | - Sue Anne Zollinger
- Communication and Social Behaviour Group Max Planck Institute for Ornithology 82319 Seewiesen Germany
| | - Petri T. Niemelä
- Behavioural Ecology, Department of Biology Ludwig‐Maximilians‐University Munich 82152 Planegg‐Martinsried Germany
| | - Philipp Sprau
- Behavioural Ecology, Department of Biology Ludwig‐Maximilians‐University Munich 82152 Planegg‐Martinsried Germany
| |
Collapse
|
22
|
Bennett VJ. Effects of Road Density and Pattern on the Conservation of Species and Biodiversity. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s40823-017-0020-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
|
23
|
Ríos-Chelén AA, McDonald AN, Berger A, Perry AC, Krakauer AH, Patricelli GL. Do birds vocalize at higher pitch in noise, or is it a matter of measurement? Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-016-2243-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
|
24
|
Blas J, Abaurrea T, D’Amico M, Barcellona F, Revilla E, Román J, Carrete M. Management-Related Traffic as a Stressor Eliciting Parental Care in a Roadside-Nesting Bird: The European Bee-Eater Merops apiaster. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0164371. [PMID: 27706229 PMCID: PMC5051718 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Traffic is often acknowledged as a threat to biodiversity, but its effects have been mostly studied on roads subjected to high traffic intensity. The impact of lower traffic intensity such as those affecting protected areas is generally neglected, but conservation-oriented activities entailing motorized traffic could paradoxically transform suitable habitats into ecological traps. Here we questioned whether roadside-nesting bee-eaters Merops apiaster perceived low traffic intensity as a stressor eliciting risk-avoidance behaviors (alarm calls and flock flushes) and reducing parental care. Comparisons were established within Doñana National Park (Spain), between birds exposed to either negligible traffic (ca. 0-10 vehicles per day) or low traffic intensity (ca. 10-90 vehicles per day) associated to management and research activities. The frequencies of alarm calls and flock flushes were greater in areas of higher traffic intensity, which resulted in direct mortality at moderate vehicle speeds (≤ 40 km/h). Parental feeding rates paralleled changes in traffic intensity, but contrary to our predictions. Indeed, feeding rates were highest in traffic-exposed nests, during working days and traffic rush-hours. Traffic-avoidance responses were systematic and likely involved costs (energy expenditure and mortality), but vehicle transit positively influenced the reproductive performance of bee-eaters through an increase of nestling feeding rates. Because the expected outcome of traffic on individual performance can be opposed when responses are monitored during mating (i.e. negative effect by increase of alarm calls and flock flushes) or nestling-feeding period (i.e. at least short-term positive effect by increase of nestling feeding rates), caution should be taken before inferring fitness consequences only from isolated behaviors or specific life history stages.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Julio Blas
- Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Américo Vespucio, 41092, Seville, Spain
| | - Teresa Abaurrea
- Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Américo Vespucio, 41092, Seville, Spain
| | - Marcello D’Amico
- Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Américo Vespucio, 41092, Seville, Spain
- * E-mail:
| | - Francesca Barcellona
- Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Américo Vespucio, 41092, Seville, Spain
| | - Eloy Revilla
- Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Américo Vespucio, 41092, Seville, Spain
| | - Jacinto Román
- Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Américo Vespucio, 41092, Seville, Spain
| | - Martina Carrete
- Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Américo Vespucio, 41092, Seville, Spain
- Department of Physical, Chemical and Natural Systems, Pablo de Olavide University, Ctra. Utrera km 1, 41013, Seville, Spain
| |
Collapse
|
25
|
Evaluating ‘Plasticity-First’ Evolution in Nature: Key Criteria and Empirical Approaches. Trends Ecol Evol 2016; 31:563-574. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 300] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Revised: 03/10/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
|
26
|
Deoniziak K, Osiejuk TS. Disentangling Relations among Repertoire Size, Song Rate, Signal Redundancy and Ambient Noise Level in European Songbird. Ethology 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/eth.12520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Krzysztof Deoniziak
- Department of Behavioural Ecology; Institute of Environmental Sciences; Faculty of Biology; Adam Mickiewicz University; Poznań Poland
| | - Tomasz S. Osiejuk
- Department of Behavioural Ecology; Institute of Environmental Sciences; Faculty of Biology; Adam Mickiewicz University; Poznań Poland
| |
Collapse
|
27
|
Graham BA, Sandoval L, Dabelsteen T, Mennill DJ. A test of the Acoustic Adaptation Hypothesis in three types of tropical forest: degradation of male and female Rufous-and-white Wren songs. BIOACOUSTICS 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2016.1181574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Brendan A. Graham
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
| | - Luis Sandoval
- Escuela de Biología, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica
| | - Torben Dabelsteen
- Behavioural Ecology Group, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - Daniel J. Mennill
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Canada
| |
Collapse
|
28
|
Ríos-Chelén AA, Lee GC, Patricelli GL. A comparison between two ways to measure minimum frequency and an experimental test of vocal plasticity in red-winged blackbirds in response to noise. BEHAVIOUR 2016. [DOI: 10.1163/1568539x-00003390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
We examined whether red-winged blackbirds modulate their vocalizations in response to experimental highway noise, alternating between ambient-control and noise-playback periods. Our measures of song duration were shorter, and with a lower value of freq5% (a measure of energy distribution), during noise-playback; however, we interpret these results as noise-induced artefacts. This apparent lack of vocal plasticity should be taken cautiously because we had a small sample size and most birds produced only one song type: song type-related vocal plasticity was unlikely to be found. We found no evidence of a shift in minimum frequency with noise when this was measured with a threshold method on power spectra, but it seemed to increase when measured by eye from spectrograms. Our results suggest that the by-eye practice can lead to bias, which is problematic as several previous studies have used this procedure. Use of the threshold method, over the by-eye practice, is encouraged.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
| | - Gavin C. Lee
- Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
| | - Gail L. Patricelli
- Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
| |
Collapse
|
29
|
Ord TJ, Charles GK, Palmer M, Stamps JA. Plasticity in social communication and its implications for the colonization of novel habitats. Behav Ecol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arv165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
|
30
|
Potvin DA, MacDougall-Shackleton SA. Traffic noise affects embryo mortality and nestling growth rates in captive zebra finches. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 323:722-730. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.1965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2015] [Revised: 07/16/2015] [Accepted: 08/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Dominique A. Potvin
- Advanced Facility for Avian Research; University of Western Ontario; London Canada
- Department of Psychology; University of Western Ontario; London Canada
| | - Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton
- Advanced Facility for Avian Research; University of Western Ontario; London Canada
- Department of Psychology; University of Western Ontario; London Canada
| |
Collapse
|
31
|
LaZerte SE, Otter KA, Slabbekoorn H. Relative effects of ambient noise and habitat openness on signal transfer for chickadee vocalizations in rural and urban green-spaces. BIOACOUSTICS 2015. [DOI: 10.1080/09524622.2015.1060531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
|
32
|
Kight CR, Swaddle JP. Eastern Bluebirds Alter their Song in Response to Anthropogenic Changes in the Acoustic Environment. Integr Comp Biol 2015; 55:418-31. [DOI: 10.1093/icb/icv070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
|
33
|
Anthropogenic noise is associated with changes in acoustic but not visual signals in red-winged blackbirds. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-015-1928-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
|
34
|
Gill SA, Job JR, Myers K, Naghshineh K, Vonhof MJ. Toward a broader characterization of anthropogenic noise and its effects on wildlife. Behav Ecol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/aru219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
|
35
|
Grace MK, Anderson RC. No frequency shift in the “D” notes of Carolina chickadee calls in response to traffic noise. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-014-1838-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
|
36
|
Kunc HP, Lyons GN, Sigwart JD, McLaughlin KE, Houghton JDR. Anthropogenic noise affects behavior across sensory modalities. Am Nat 2014; 184:E93-100. [PMID: 25226190 DOI: 10.1086/677545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
Many species are currently experiencing anthropogenically driven environmental changes. Among these changes, increasing noise levels are specifically a problem for species using acoustic signals (i.e., species relying on signals that use the same sensory modality as anthropogenic noise). Yet many species use other sensory modalities, such as visual and olfactory signals, to communicate. However, we have only little understanding of whether changes in the acoustic environment affect species that use sensory modalities other than acoustic signals. We studied the impact of anthropogenic noise on the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis, which uses highly complex visual signals. We showed that cuttlefish adjusted their visual displays by changing their color more frequently during a playback of anthropogenic noise, compared with before and after the playback. Our results provide experimental evidence that anthropogenic noise has a marked effect on the behavior of species that are not reliant on acoustic communication. Thus, interference in one sensory channel, in this case the acoustic one, affects signaling in other sensory channels. By considering sensory channels in isolation, we risk overlooking the broader implications of environmental changes for the behavior of animals.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Hansjoerg P Kunc
- Institute for Global Food Security, Queen's University Belfast, School of Biological Sciences, Medical Biology Centre, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, United Kingdom; and Queen's University Marine Laboratory, 12-13 The Strand, Portaferry, County Down BT22 1PF, United Kingdom
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
37
|
Radford AN, Kerridge E, Simpson SD. Acoustic communication in a noisy world: can fish compete with anthropogenic noise? Behav Ecol 2014. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/aru029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
|
38
|
Lenske AK, La VT. White-throated sparrows alter songs differentially in response to chorusing anurans and other background noise. Behav Processes 2014; 105:28-35. [PMID: 24607392 DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2014.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Revised: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 02/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Animals can use acoustic signals to attract mates and defend territories. As a consequence, background noise that interferes with signal transmission has the potential to reduce fitness, especially in birds that rely on song. While much research on bird song has investigated vocal flexibility in response to urban noise, weather and other birds, the possibility of inter-class acoustic competition from anurans has not been previously studied. Using sound recordings from central Ontario wetlands, we tested if white-throated sparrows (Zonotrichia albicolis) make short-term changes to their singing behaviour in response to chorusing spring peepers (Pseudacris crucifer), as well as to car noise, wind and other bird vocalizations. White-throated sparrow songs that were sung during the spring peeper chorus were shorter with higher minimum frequencies and narrower bandwidths resulting in reduced frequency overlap. Additionally, sparrows were less likely to sing when car noise and the vocalizations of other birds were present. These patterns suggest that birds use multiple adjustment strategies. This is the first report to demonstrate that birds may alter their songs differentially in response to different sources of noise. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: insert SI title.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ariel K Lenske
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1.
| | - Van T La
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
| |
Collapse
|
39
|
McMullen H, Schmidt R, Kunc HP. Anthropogenic noise affects vocal interactions. Behav Processes 2014; 103:125-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2013.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2013] [Revised: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
|
40
|
McIntyre E, Leonard ML, Horn AG. Ambient noise and parental communication of predation risk in tree swallows, Tachycineta bicolor. Anim Behav 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
|
41
|
Goutte S, Dubois A, Legendre F. The importance of ambient sound level to characterise anuran habitat. PLoS One 2013; 8:e78020. [PMID: 24205070 PMCID: PMC3804622 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Habitat characterisation is a pivotal step of any animal ecology study. The choice of variables used to describe habitats is crucial and need to be relevant to the ecology and behaviour of the species, in order to reflect biologically meaningful distribution patterns. In many species, acoustic communication is critical to individuals’ interactions, and it is expected that ambient acoustic conditions impact their local distribution. Yet, classic animal ecology rarely integrates an acoustic dimension in habitat descriptions. Here we show that ambient sound pressure level (SPL) is a strong predictor of calling site selection in acoustically active frog species. In comparison to six other habitat-related variables (i.e. air and water temperature, depth, width and slope of the stream, substrate), SPL had the most important explanatory power in microhabitat selection for the 34 sampled species. Ambient noise was particularly useful in differentiating two stream-associated guilds: torrents and calmer streams dwelling species. Guild definitions were strongly supported by SPL, whereas slope, which is commonly used in stream-associated habitat, had a weak explanatory power. Moreover, slope measures are non-standardized across studies and are difficult to assess at small scale. We argue that including an acoustic descriptor will improve habitat-species analyses for many acoustically active taxa. SPL integrates habitat topology and temporal information (such as weather and hour of the day, for example) and is a simple and precise measure. We suggest that habitat description in animal ecology should include an acoustic measure such as noise level because it may explain previously misunderstood distribution patterns.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Sandra Goutte
- Département Systématique et Évolution, MNHN, Paris, France
- * E-mail:
| | - Alain Dubois
- Département Systématique et Évolution, MNHN, Paris, France
| | | |
Collapse
|
42
|
Potvin DA, Mulder RA. Immediate, independent adjustment of call pitch and amplitude in response to varying background noise by silvereyes (Zosterops lateralis). Behav Ecol 2013. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/art075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
|
43
|
Urban noise affects song structure and daily patterns of song production in Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus). Urban Ecosyst 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11252-013-0318-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
|
44
|
Slabbekoorn H. Songs of the city: noise-dependent spectral plasticity in the acoustic phenotype of urban birds. Anim Behav 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
|
45
|
Renn SC, Schumer ME. Genetic accommodation and behavioural evolution: insights from genomic studies. Anim Behav 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
|
46
|
|
47
|
Gall MD, Ronald KL, Bestrom ES, Lucas JR. Effects of habitat and urbanization on the active space of brown-headed cowbird song. THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2012; 132:4053-4062. [PMID: 23231134 DOI: 10.1121/1.4764512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
The ability of a receiver to detect a signal is a product of the signal characteristics at the sender, habitat-specific degradation of the signal, and properties of the receiver's sensory system. Active space describes the maximum distance at which a receiver with a given sensory system can detect a signal in a given habitat. Here the effect of habitat structure and urbanization on brown-headed cowbird (Molothrus ater) perched song active space was explored. The active space of the cowbird song was affected by both habitat type and level of urbanization. High frequency (4 to 6 kHz) portions of song resulted in the maximum active space. Surprisingly, the active space was the largest in open urban environments. The hard surfaces found in open urban areas (e.g., sidewalks, buildings) may provide a sound channel that enhances song propagation. When the introductory phrase and final phrase were analyzed separately, the active space of the introductory phrase was found to decrease in open urban environments but the active space of the final phrase increased in open urban environments. This suggests that different portions of the vocalization may be differentially influenced by habitat and level of urbanization.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Megan D Gall
- Neuroscience Institute, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, USA.
| | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
48
|
Ríos-Chelén AA, Quirós-Guerrero E, Gil D, Macías Garcia C. Dealing with urban noise: vermilion flycatchers sing longer songs in noisier territories. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2012. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1434-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
|
49
|
Montague MJ, Danek-Gontard M, Kunc HP. Phenotypic plasticity affects the response of a sexually selected trait to anthropogenic noise. Behav Ecol 2012. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
|
50
|
Kight CR, Saha MS, Swaddle JP. Anthropogenic noise is associated with reductions in the productivity of breeding Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis). ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS : A PUBLICATION OF THE ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2012; 22:1989-1996. [PMID: 23210314 DOI: 10.1890/12-0133.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
Abstract
Although previous studies have related variations in environmental noise levels with alterations in communication behaviors of birds, little work has investigated the potential long-term implications of living or breeding in noisy habitats. However, noise has the potential to reduce fitness, both directly (because it is a physiological stressor) and indirectly (by masking important vocalizations and/or leading to behavioral changes). Here, we quantified acoustic conditions in active breeding territories of male Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis). Simultaneously, we measured four fitness indicators: cuckoldry rates, brood growth rate and condition, and number of fledglings produced (i.e., productivity). Increases in environmental noise tended to be associated with smaller brood sizes and were more strongly related to reductions in productivity. Although the mechanism responsible for these patterns is not yet clear, the breeding depression experienced by this otherwise disturbance-tolerant species indicates that anthropogenic noise may have damaging effects on individual fitness and, by extraction, the persistence of populations in noisy habitats. We suggest that managers might protect avian residents from potentially harmful noise by keeping acoustically dominant anthropogenic habitat features as far as possible from favored songbird breeding habitats, limiting noisy human activities, and/or altering habitat structure in order to minimize the propagation of noise pollution.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Caitlin R Kight
- Institute for Integrative Bird Behavior Studies, Biology Department, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8795, USA.
| | | | | |
Collapse
|