Effects of experimental anthropogenic noise on avian settlement patterns and reproductive success

Injaian, Allison; Poon, Lauren Y; Patricelli, Gail L.

doi:10.1093/beheco/ary097

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“…In combination with raised vigilance levels in noisy conditions (Quinn et al, 2006;Chan et al, 2010), this may further impact fitness prospects in noisy areas. Hence, avoiding noisy areas (given a choice) might well be beneficial for the birds and is in line with observed distribution patterns in the field in different songbird species (Parris & Schneider, 2009;Arévalo & Newhard, 2011;Goodwin & Shriver, 2011;Herrera-Montes & Aide, 2011;Proppe et al, 2013) and with avoidance patterns of (experimentally induced) noisy nest boxes (Kleist et al, 2017;Injaian et al, 2018a) or stopover sites near an experimental 'phantom road ' (McClure et al, 2013).…”

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“…Declines in animal populations near roads could come about by several different mechanisms directly or indirectly affecting fitness. High noise levels can trigger physiological and behavioural stress responses (Wright et al, 2007;Kight & Swaddle, 2011;Shannon et al, 2016;Injaian et al, 2018aInjaian et al, , b, 2019Kleist et al, 2018). Traffic noise can mask acoustic signals and undermine their reception, as demonstrated in avian (Grade & Sieving, 2016), anuran (Tennessen et al, 2014), fish (Vasconcelos et al, 2007) and invertebrate (Bent et al, 2018) species.…”

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Zebra finches show spatial avoidance of near but not far distance traffic noise

Liu

Slabbekoorn

Riebel

2020

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Traffic noise is on the rise worldwide. Birds have been reported to decrease in number and diversity near highways. This could be indirectly caused by traffic if birds avoid overall poorer habitat quality near highways or directly if birds actively avoid noisy conditions. To test whether traffic noise directly affects birds' spatial preferences, we designed a preference test where zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) could move freely between noisy and quiet aviaries that only differed in the type of noise playbacks. During playback of high amplitude traffic noise recorded near from highways (5-15 m), birds spent significantly more time in the quieter aviary. Such spatial preferences were not observed during playbacks of moderate amplitude traffic noise recorded further away (200-400 m). Our result provides experimental support for the growing notion that traffic noise itself rather than the presence of vehicles may suffice to deter birds from busy roads.

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Zebra finches show spatial avoidance of near but not far distance traffic noise

Liu

Slabbekoorn

Riebel

2020

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“…Natural landscapes are changing quickly, largely due to a growing human population and rapid urbanization. In addition to habitat loss, urbanization increases the exposure of wildlife to humans, roads, vehicles and their corresponding sounds ( De Gregorio et al , 2014 ; Haddad et al , 2015 ; French et al , 2017 ; Hunt and Vargas, 2018 ; Injaian et al , 2018 , 2019 ). Human development can impact ecosystems directly through processes such as habitat fragmentation and decreased species richness ( McKinney, 2008 ; Haddad et al , 2015 ).…”

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Short-term exposure to unmanned aerial vehicles does not alter stress responses in breeding tree swallows

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Beard

Choi

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Conservation Physiology

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Recent studies suggest that visual and acoustic anthropogenic disturbances can cause physiological stress in animals. Human-induced stress may be particularly problematic for birds as new technologies, such as drones, increasingly invade their low-altitude air space. Although professional and recreational drone usage is increasing rapidly, there is little information on how drones affect avian behavior and physiology. We examined the effects of drone activity on behavior and physiology in adult, box-nesting tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). Specifically, we monitored bird behavior during drone flights and in response to a control object and measured telomere lengths and corticosterone levels as indicators of longer-term physiological stress. We predicted that drone-exposed tree swallows would habituate behaviorally after multiple flights, but that telomeres would shorten more quickly and that baseline corticosterone levels would be altered. One significant and two strong, non-significant trends in behavioral assays indicated that adult swallows acted more aggressively towards drone presence compared to a control object, but were slower to approach the drone initially. Swallows were also more reluctant to use nest boxes during drone activity. Tree swallows habituated to drone presence as expected, although the rate of habituation often did not differ between drone-exposed and control groups. Contrary to our prediction, drone activity did not affect telomere length, corticosterone levels, body mass or fledging rates. Overall, our results indicate that a small number of short, targeted, drone flights do not impact tree swallow health or productivity differently than a non-invasive control object. Minor behavioral differences suggest that increasing the frequency of drone use could impact this species. We provide some of the first results addressing how drone activity alters behavioral, physiological and molecular responses to stress in songbirds. A better understanding of these impacts will allow ecologists to make more informed decisions on the use and regulation of new drone technologies.

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“…Settlement patterns-the temporal and spatial establishment of territories-express the result of the habitat-selection process by a collection of individuals and provide insight into habitat preferences (Robertson and Hutto 2006). Migratory species are expected to settle areas in a sequence that reflects variation in habitat quality, from highest to lowest (Fretwell and Lucas 1969, Kokko 1999, Johnson 2007, an expectation that has been confirmed repeatedly (Lanyon and Thompson 1986, Marra and Holmes 2001, Smith and Moore 2005, Gunnarsson et al 2006, Sergio et al 2007, Injaian et al 2018. Therefore, the sequence in which breeding animals establish territories along a plant-invasion gradient can provide insight into how they perceive the quality of areas invaded by evolutionarily novel plants (Reme s 2003, Lloyd andMartin 2005).…”

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Plant invasions alter settlement patterns of breeding grassland birds

Andersen

Steidl

2020

Ecosphere

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Citation: Andersen, E. M., and R. J. Steidl. 2020. Plant invasions alter settlement patterns of breeding grassland birds.Abstract. Animals have evolved strategies to identify areas that provide the resources and environmental conditions they need to survive and reproduce. To explore how invasions by nonnative plants might disrupt this fundamental process, we evaluated settlement patterns of migratory birds that breed in grasslands being invaded by two structurally different congeneric grasses. We established 40, 2.25-ha plots across an area where the composition of each nonnative grass ranged from 0% to nearly 100% of total grass cover, which provided individuals with the full range of alternatives in species composition. We then used the temporal sequence by which birds established territories to infer their habitat preferences. We evaluated responses of the most common species that settled the area, two confamilial sparrows that differed markedly in habitat breadth. The species with narrower habitat breadth, the grasshopper sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum ammolegus), first established territories in areas dominated by native grasses, where grass height and cover were substantially lower than in areas dominated by the nonnative grasses. As the settlement period progressed, they increasingly established territories in areas dominated by the smaller nonnative grass (Eragrostis lehmanniana), but never established territories in areas dominated by the larger grass (E. curvula). In contrast, the species with broader habitat breadth, the Botteri's sparrow (Peucaea botterii arizonae), established territories without regard to grass composition, likely because both nonnative grasses were within the structural range of native grasses used by this grassland generalist. Our results demonstrate that in areas invaded by nonnative plants, changes in habitat use by animals can reflect the interaction between their habitat breadth and the amount of structural contrast between invading plants and the native plant species that are displaced. This interaction provides a mechanism to explain the variation in responses among species to invasions by nonnative plants, which has consequences for broadscale changes in the geographic distribution of many species.

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Effects of experimental anthropogenic noise on avian settlement patterns and reproductive success

Cited by 51 publications

References 55 publications

Zebra finches show spatial avoidance of near but not far distance traffic noise

Zebra finches show spatial avoidance of near but not far distance traffic noise

Short-term exposure to unmanned aerial vehicles does not alter stress responses in breeding tree swallows

Plant invasions alter settlement patterns of breeding grassland birds

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