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Traffic noise reduces foraging efficiency in wild owls
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| Title: | Traffic noise reduces foraging efficiency in wild owls |
| Authors: | Senzaki, Masayuki Browse this author | | Yamaura, Yuichi Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Francis, Clinton D. Browse this author | | Nakamura, Futoshi Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Issue Date: | 18-Aug-2016 |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| Journal Title: | Scientific reports |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Start Page: | 30602 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1038/srep30602 |
| Abstract: | Anthropogenic noise has been increasing globally. Laboratory experiments suggest that noise disrupts foraging behavior across a range of species, but to reveal the full impacts of noise, we must examine the impacts of noise on foraging behavior among species in the wild. Owls are widespread nocturnal top predators and use prey rustling sounds for localizing prey when hunting. We conducted field experiments to examine the effect of traffic noise on owls' ability to detect prey. Results suggest that foraging efficiency declines with increasing traffic noise levels due to acoustic masking and/or distraction and aversion to traffic noise. Moreover, we estimate that effects of traffic noise on owls' ability to detect prey reach >120 m from a road, which is larger than the distance estimated from captive studies with bats. Our study provides the first evidence that noise reduces foraging efficiency in wild animals, and highlights the possible pervasive impacts of noise |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/63402 |
| Appears in Collections: | 農学院・農学研究院 (Graduate School of Agriculture / Faculty of Agriculture) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 先崎 理之
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