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Rizzolo, Daniel J., Daniel Esler, Daniel D. Roby, and Robert L. Jarvis. "Do Wintering Harlequin Ducks Forage Nocturnally at High Latitudes?" Condor 107, no. 1 (2005): 173–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/condor/107.1.173.

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Abstract We monitored radio-tagged Harlequin Ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) to determine whether nocturnal feeding was part of their foraging strategy during winter in south-central Alaska. Despite attributes of our study site (low ambient temperatures, harsh weather, short day length) and study species (small body size, high daytime foraging rates) that would be expected to favor nocturnal foraging, we found no evidence of nocturnal dive-feeding. Signals from eight radio-tagged Harlequin Ducks never exhibited signal loss due to diving during a total of 780 minutes of nocturnal monitoring.

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Mahmood rajab, Jehan, Shaima D. Salman, and Yasamin Abdul-amer Kadhum. "The pecten oculi comparison of the different bird species." Science Archives 04, no. 04 (2023): 270–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.47587/sa.2023.4405.

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The pecten oculi is a unique and highly specialized structure found in the eyes of birds. It is a thin, folded, fan-like membrane that extends from the optic nerve region into the vitreous fluid of the eyeball. This membrane is primarily composed of pigment cells, an extensive network of blood vessels, and a thick basal lamina. The pecten's main function is to supply nutrients and oxygen to the retina, maintain the internal eye temperature, and support sharp vision, especially during activities such as migration and hunting. The number of folds in the pecten varies between diurnal and nocturna

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Drăgan, Florinel-Dănuț, Dumitru Murariu, and Roxana-Ștefania Drăgan. "Preliminary results for the breeding bird atlas of Bucharest (Romania): Data from 2016–2023." Travaux du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle "Grigore Antipa" 67, no. (2) (2024): 425–42. https://doi.org/10.3897/travaux.67.e127439.

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Urban bird atlases offer solid information about the distribution and breeding status of birds and can help in urban planning, education, research, pest control, and many other fields of work. In Romania, the first urban atlas was completed for Cluj city in 2017. Our study offers solid information about breeding birds from the capital city, Bucharest, the biggest city in Romania. Fieldwork was conducted with the help of volunteers in the period of April–June, from 5:00 to 10:00 AM, starting in 2016 and lasting until 2023. Data was collected from squares of 1x1 km, summing a total of 159 comple

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Eikenaar, Cas, and Jan Laszlo Schläfke. "Size and accumulation of fuel reserves at stopover predict nocturnal restlessness in a migratory bird." Biology Letters 9, no. 6 (2013): 20130712. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0712.

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Early arrival at the breeding site positively affects the breeding success of migratory birds. During migration, birds spend most of their time at stopovers. Therefore, determining which factors shape stopover duration is essential to our understanding of avian migration. Because the main purpose of stopover is to accumulate fat as fuel for the next flight bout, fuel reserves at arrival and the accumulation of fuel are both expected to affect stopover departure decisions. Here, we determined whether fuel reserves and fuel accumulation predict a bird's motivation to depart, as quantified by noc

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Walk, Jeffery W., Eric L. Kershner, and Richard E. Warner. "Nocturnal Singing in Grassland Birds." Wilson Bulletin 112, no. 2 (2000): 289–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1676/0043-5643(2000)112[0289:nsigb]2.0.co;2.

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DROBELIS, Eugenijus. "NOCTURNAL CENSUS OF RARE BIRDS." Acta Zoologica Lituanica 6, no. 1 (1997): 142–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13921657.1997.10541412.

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Mukhin, Andrey. "Night Movements of Young Reed Warblers (Acrocephalus Scirpaceus) in Summer: Is it Postfledging Dispersal?" Auk 121, no. 1 (2004): 203–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/121.1.203.

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Abstract I studied summer movements of juvenile Reed Warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) marked as nestlings during four field seasons (1999–2002). To control for birds' movements, nocturnal playback of songs and daytime mist-netting were done. Captures by song playback suggest the existence of nocturnal postfledging movements in Reed Warblers. Birds' age (days) during such movements was found to be 39–52 days. I analyze the temporal schedule and physiological condition of the birds during this period and discuss the mechanism of nocturnal postfledging dispersal and its background and relations

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Schmaljohann, Heiko, Steffen Kämpfer, Anna Fritzsch, Raoul Kima, and Cas Eikenaar. "Start of nocturnal migratory restlessness in captive birds predicts nocturnal departure time in free-flying birds." Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 69, no. 6 (2015): 909–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-015-1902-4.

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Gong, Lixin, Huan Wu, Zhiqiang Wang, Hui Wu, Jiang Feng, and Tinglei Jiang. "Do nocturnal birds use acoustic and visual cues to avoid predation by bats?" Integrative Zoology 19, no. 3 (2024): 524–37. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14818570.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Anti-predation strategies are critical to animal survival and are fundamental to deciphering predator–prey interactions. As an important defense strategy, sensory predator detection (such as through acoustic and visual cues) enables animals to assess predation risk and execute predator-avoidance behavior; however, there are limited studies on the anti-predation behavior of nocturnal animals. The prey of bats provides an excellent representative system for examining the anti-predation behavior of nocturnal animals. Here, we broadcasted differen

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Winger, Benjamin M., Brian C. Weeks, Andrew Farnsworth, Andrew W. Jones, Mary Hennen, and David E. Willard. "Nocturnal flight-calling behaviour predicts vulnerability to artificial light in migratory birds." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 286, no. 1900 (2019): 20190364. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.0364.

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Understanding interactions between biota and the built environment is increasingly important as human modification of the landscape expands in extent and intensity. For migratory birds, collisions with lighted structures are a major cause of mortality, but the mechanisms behind these collisions are poorly understood. Using 40 years of collision records of passerine birds, we investigated the importance of species' behavioural ecologies in predicting rates of building collisions during nocturnal migration through Chicago, IL and Cleveland, OH, USA. We found that the use of nocturnal flight call

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Mukhin, Andrey, Vlad Kosarev, and Pavel Ktitorov. "Nocturnal life of young songbirds well before migration." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 272, no. 1572 (2005): 1535–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2005.3120.

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In songbirds, nocturnal activity is believed to be a characteristic feature of migration. However, unlike experimental conditions where the onset of nocturnal restlessness is defined as a shift of activity leading up to the dark period, this behaviour has, until now, not been observed in natural conditions. Here we studied the nocturnal behaviour of radio-tagged juvenile Eurasian reed warblers ( Acrocephalus scirpaceus ) during the pre-migratory period. The birds started nocturnal flights at the age of 38 days, whereas migration did not commence until they were at least 50 days old. The birds

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Coppack, Timothy, Simon F. Becker, and Philipp J. J. Becker. "Circadian flight schedules in night-migrating birds caught on migration." Biology Letters 4, no. 6 (2008): 619–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0388.

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Many species of migratory birds migrate in a series of solitary nocturnal flights. Between flights, they stop to rest and refuel for the next segment of their journey. The mechanism controlling this behaviour has long remained elusive. Here, we show that wild-caught migratory redstarts ( Phoenicurus phoenicurus ) are consistent in their flight scheduling. An advanced videographic system enabled us to determine the precise timing of flight activity in redstarts caught at a northern European stopover site during their return trip from Africa. Birds were held captive for three days in the absence

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Huttunen, Markku. "Orientation and migratory activity of Song Thrushes (Turdus philomelos) in northern Italy: cage and release experiments under overcast conditions." Ring 26, no. 1 (2004): 23–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/v10050-008-056-4.

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Orientation and migratory activity of Song Thrushes (Turdus philomelos) in northern Italy: cage and release experiments under overcast conditions The autumn orientation and migratory activity of Song Thrushes at different periods around sunset were recorded in northern Italy using orientation cages and release experiments, mostly under overcast skies. The aim of the experiments was to examine the importance of timing and energetic condition for the orientation and relative migratory activity of Song Thrushes located close to the wintering area. The data demonstrate that the birds tested during

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Blanco, O. A., J. Patel, C. T. Downs, and R. M. Gous. "Research Note: Do broiler breeder hens use hypothermia to cope with cold environments and feed restriction?" South African Journal of Animal Science 54, no. 5 (2025): 641–47. https://doi.org/10.4314/sajas.v54i5.10.

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The deep body temperature (Tb) of broiler breeder hens was measured in a pilot trial conducted as part of an experiment in which the response of the birds to dietary protein was evaluated at different cyclical air temperatures (Ta). Temperature data-loggers were implanted in the abdominal cavity of the birds. Most birds presented night Tb (Tbn) compatible with nocturnal, facultative hypothermia, a phenomenon not previously reported in broiler breeders. Hypothermia could not be related to level of dietary protein, feed intake, body weight, or change in body weight. It appeared in birds subjecte

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Van Doren, Benjamin M., Kyle G. Horton, Adriaan M. Dokter, Holger Klinck, Susan B. Elbin, and Andrew Farnsworth. "High-intensity urban light installation dramatically alters nocturnal bird migration." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, no. 42 (2017): 11175–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1708574114.

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Billions of nocturnally migrating birds move through increasingly photopolluted skies, relying on cues for navigation and orientation that artificial light at night (ALAN) can impair. However, no studies have quantified avian responses to powerful ground-based light sources in urban areas. We studied effects of ALAN on migrating birds by monitoring the beams of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum's “Tribute in Light” in New York, quantifying behavioral responses with radar and acoustic sensors and modeling disorientation and attraction with simulations. This single light source ind

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Zhao, Xuebing, Mingyan Chen, Zhaolu Wu, and Zijiang Wang. "Factors Influencing Phototaxis in Nocturnal Migrating Birds." Zoological Science 31, no. 12 (2014): 781–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.2108/zs130237.

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Salazar, Juan Esteban, Daniel Severin, Tomas Vega-Zuniga, et al. "Anatomical Specializations Related to Foraging in the Visual System of a Nocturnal Insectivorous Bird, the Band-Winged Nightjar (Aves: Caprimulgiformes)." Brain, Behavior and Evolution 94, Suppl. 1-4 (2019): 27–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000504162.

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Nocturnal animals that rely on their visual system for foraging, mating, and navigation usually exhibit specific traits associated with living in scotopic conditions. Most nocturnal birds have several visual specializations, such as enlarged eyes and an increased orbital convergence. However, the actual role of binocular vision in nocturnal foraging is still debated. Nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae) are predators that actively pursue and capture flying insects in crepuscular and nocturnal environments, mainly using a conspicuous “sit-and-wait” tactic on which pursuit begins with an insect flyin

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Salazar, Juan Esteban, Daniel Severin, Tomas Vega-Zuniga, et al. "Anatomical Specializations Related to Foraging in the Visual System of a Nocturnal Insectivorous Bird, the Band-Winged Nightjar (Aves: Caprimulgiformes)." Brain, Behavior and Evolution 94, no. 1-4 (2019): 27–36. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13423440.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Nocturnal animals that rely on their visual system for foraging, mating, and navigation usually exhibit specific traits associated with living in scotopic conditions. Most nocturnal birds have several visual specializations, such as enlarged eyes and an increased orbital convergence. However, the actual role of binocular vision in nocturnal foraging is still debated. Nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae) are predators that actively pursue and capture flying insects in crepuscular and nocturnal environments, mainly using a conspicuous "sit-and-wait"

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Salazar, Juan Esteban, Daniel Severin, Tomas Vega-Zuniga, et al. "Anatomical Specializations Related to Foraging in the Visual System of a Nocturnal Insectivorous Bird, the Band-Winged Nightjar (Aves: Caprimulgiformes)." Brain, Behavior and Evolution 94, no. 1-4 (2019): 27–36. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13423440.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Nocturnal animals that rely on their visual system for foraging, mating, and navigation usually exhibit specific traits associated with living in scotopic conditions. Most nocturnal birds have several visual specializations, such as enlarged eyes and an increased orbital convergence. However, the actual role of binocular vision in nocturnal foraging is still debated. Nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae) are predators that actively pursue and capture flying insects in crepuscular and nocturnal environments, mainly using a conspicuous "sit-and-wait"

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Salazar, Juan Esteban, Daniel Severin, Tomas Vega-Zuniga, et al. "Anatomical Specializations Related to Foraging in the Visual System of a Nocturnal Insectivorous Bird, the Band-Winged Nightjar (Aves: Caprimulgiformes)." Brain, Behavior and Evolution 94, no. 1-4 (2019): 27–36. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13423440.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Nocturnal animals that rely on their visual system for foraging, mating, and navigation usually exhibit specific traits associated with living in scotopic conditions. Most nocturnal birds have several visual specializations, such as enlarged eyes and an increased orbital convergence. However, the actual role of binocular vision in nocturnal foraging is still debated. Nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae) are predators that actively pursue and capture flying insects in crepuscular and nocturnal environments, mainly using a conspicuous "sit-and-wait"

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Salazar, Juan Esteban, Daniel Severin, Tomas Vega-Zuniga, et al. "Anatomical Specializations Related to Foraging in the Visual System of a Nocturnal Insectivorous Bird, the Band-Winged Nightjar (Aves: Caprimulgiformes)." Brain, Behavior and Evolution 94, no. 1-4 (2019): 27–36. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13423440.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Nocturnal animals that rely on their visual system for foraging, mating, and navigation usually exhibit specific traits associated with living in scotopic conditions. Most nocturnal birds have several visual specializations, such as enlarged eyes and an increased orbital convergence. However, the actual role of binocular vision in nocturnal foraging is still debated. Nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae) are predators that actively pursue and capture flying insects in crepuscular and nocturnal environments, mainly using a conspicuous "sit-and-wait"

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Salazar, Juan Esteban, Daniel Severin, Tomas Vega-Zuniga, et al. "Anatomical Specializations Related to Foraging in the Visual System of a Nocturnal Insectivorous Bird, the Band-Winged Nightjar (Aves: Caprimulgiformes)." Brain, Behavior and Evolution 94, no. 1-4 (2019): 27–36. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13423440.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Nocturnal animals that rely on their visual system for foraging, mating, and navigation usually exhibit specific traits associated with living in scotopic conditions. Most nocturnal birds have several visual specializations, such as enlarged eyes and an increased orbital convergence. However, the actual role of binocular vision in nocturnal foraging is still debated. Nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae) are predators that actively pursue and capture flying insects in crepuscular and nocturnal environments, mainly using a conspicuous "sit-and-wait"

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Salazar, Juan Esteban, Daniel Severin, Tomas Vega-Zuniga, et al. "Anatomical Specializations Related to Foraging in the Visual System of a Nocturnal Insectivorous Bird, the Band-Winged Nightjar (Aves: Caprimulgiformes)." Brain, Behavior and Evolution 94, no. 1-4 (2019): 27–36. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13423440.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Nocturnal animals that rely on their visual system for foraging, mating, and navigation usually exhibit specific traits associated with living in scotopic conditions. Most nocturnal birds have several visual specializations, such as enlarged eyes and an increased orbital convergence. However, the actual role of binocular vision in nocturnal foraging is still debated. Nightjars (Aves: Caprimulgidae) are predators that actively pursue and capture flying insects in crepuscular and nocturnal environments, mainly using a conspicuous "sit-and-wait"

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Torres, Christopher R., and Julia A. Clarke. "Nocturnal giants: evolution of the sensory ecology in elephant birds and other palaeognaths inferred from digital brain reconstructions." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 285, no. 1890 (2018): 20181540. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.1540.

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The recently extinct Malagasy elephant birds (Palaeognathae, Aepyornithiformes) included the largest birds that ever lived. Elephant bird neuroanatomy is understudied but can shed light on the lifestyle of these enigmatic birds. Palaeoneurological studies can provide clues to the ecologies and behaviours of extinct birds because avian brain shape is correlated with neurological function. We digitally reconstruct endocasts of two elephant bird species, Aepyornis maximus and A. hildebrandti , and compare them with representatives of all major extant and recently extinct palaeognath lineages. Amo

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Harmange, Clément, Vincent Bretagnolle, Nathan Chabaud, Mathieu Sarasa, and Olivier Pays. "Diel cycle in a farmland bird is shaped by contrasting predation and human pressures." Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 134, no. 1 (2021): 68–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blab060.

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Abstract In human-dominated landscapes, human disturbances may contrast (spatially and/or temporally) with risk imposed by non-human predators. However, how prey adjust behaviour to minimize risk from multiple threats remains unclear. In Central-Western France, we investigated patterns of activity, space and habitat use, and causes of variations during the diel cycle of the grey partridge (captive-reared, released), a farmland bird facing multiple risks (nocturnal predation, diurnal hunting pressure). We also investigated influence of individual space use, relative to risk-related features on

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Matyukhin, A. V., and A. V. Zabashta. "Louse flies (Hippoboscidae: Diptera) on diurnal (Falconiformes) and nocturnal (Strigiformes) birds of prey from Palearctic." Russian Journal of Parasitology 12, no. 1 (2018): 11–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.31016/1998-8435-2018-12-1-11-17.

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The purpose of the research: the study of the species composition of louse flies in diurnal (Falconiformes) and nocturnal (Strigiformes) birds of prey from Palearctic. Materials and methods. The material was collected during ornithological research on stationary plots of lands of Moscow and Moscow Region, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. In 1997-2016 we examined six species of diurnal (Falconiformes) and seven species of nocturnal (Strigiformes) birds of prey, which are collected from 224 individuals of 4 species of louse flies. Results and discussion. 224 flies on diurnal (Falconiformes) and

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Nussbaumer, Raphaël, Silke Bauer, Lionel Benoit, Grégoire Mariethoz, Felix Liechti, and Baptiste Schmid. "Quantifying year-round nocturnal bird migration with a fluid dynamics model." Journal of The Royal Society Interface 18, no. 179 (2021): 20210194. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0194.

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To understand the influence of biomass flows on ecosystems, we need to characterize and quantify migrations at various spatial and temporal scales. Representing the movements of migrating birds as a fluid, we applied a flow model to bird density and velocity maps retrieved from the European weather radar network, covering almost a year. We quantified how many birds take-off, fly, and land across Western Europe to (1) track bird migration waves between nights, (2) cumulate the number of birds on the ground and (3) quantify the seasonal flow into and out of the study area through several regiona

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Nussbaumer, Raphaël, Silke Bauer, Lionel Benoit, Grégoire Mariethoz, Felix Liechti, and Baptiste Schmid. "Quantifying year-round nocturnal bird migration with a fluid dynamics model." Journal of the Royal Society Interface 18, no. 179 (2021): 20210194. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6325064.

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<strong>Abstract</strong> To understand the influence of biomass flows on ecosystems, we need to characterize and quantify migrations at various spatial and temporal scales. Representing the movements of migrating birds as a fluid, we applied a flow model to bird density and velocity maps retrieved from the European weather radar network, covering almost a year. We quantified how many birds take-off, fly, and land across Western Europe to (1) track bird migration waves between nights, (2) cumulate the number of birds on the ground and (3) quantify the seasonal flow into and out of the study ar

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Solonen, Tapio. "Owls’ Responses to Environmental Challenges." Animals 14, no. 6 (2024): 880. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani14060880.

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Berchtold, Adrienne, Ira Nightingale, Caitlin Vandermeer, and Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton. "Experimental temperature manipulations alter songbird autumnal nocturnal migratory restlessness." Animal Migration 4, no. 1 (2017): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ami-2017-0001.

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AbstractMigrating birds may respond to a variety of environmental cues in order to time migration. During the migration season nocturnally migrating songbirds may migrate or stop-over at their current location, and when migrating they may vary the rate or distance of migration on any given night. It has long been known that a variety of weather-related factors including wind speed and direction, and temperature, are correlated with migration in free-living birds, however these variables are often correlated with each other. In this study we experimentally manipulated temperature to determine i

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Carr, Jennie M., and Steven L. Lima. "Nocturnal hypothermia impairs flight ability in birds: a cost of being cool." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 280, no. 1772 (2013): 20131846. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2013.1846.

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Many birds use regulated drops in night-time body temperature ( T b ) to conserve energy critical to winter survival. However, a significant degree of hypothermia may limit a bird's ability to respond to predatory attack. Despite this likely energy–predation trade-off, the behavioural costs of avian hypothermia have yet to be examined. We thus monitored the nocturnal hypothermia of mourning doves ( Zenaida macroura ) in a laboratory setting in response to food deprivation. Nocturnal flight tests were used to quantify the flight ability of hypothermic doves. Many hypothermic doves (39% of tests

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Rajchard, J. "Intraspecific and interspecific chemosignals in birds: a review." Veterinární Medicína 52, No. 9 (2008): 385–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/2000-vetmed.

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This review of chemosignals in birds considers intraspecific oriented chemosignals such as pheromones, interspecific chemosignals, and chemical interactions with parasites. Intraspecific chemosignals are known in some seabirds, especially burrow- or crevice-nesting auklets and petrels that breed in large colonies and are often nocturnal on land. Crested Auklets secrete a distinctive scent closely associated with courtship and important in sexual selection. Individually distinctive odours of petrels allow them to identify their own nest and can have a significant role in social relationships. S

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Payevsky, Vladimir A. "Age structure of passerine migrants at the eastern Baltic coast: the analysis of the "coastal effect"." Ornis Svecica 8, no. 4 (1998): 171–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.34080/os.v8.22942.

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The trapping data of 12 migrant passerine species comprising more than 1,025,000 birds were used to determine age structure of migrants. The data were collected at the Courish Spit of the Baltic Sea during 1972—1995. Six species which are predominantly nocturnal migrants showed the "coastal effect", that is a disproportionately high percentage of immature birds, as opposed to diurnal migrants. The comparison of these results with the data from other studies in the Baltic region incline us to think that the coastal effect is caused by differential behaviour of adults and immatures during landfa

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Budka, Michał, Anna Skierczyńska, Marcin Antczak, and Tomasz S. Osiejuk. "Nocturnal singing by diurnal birds in Afrotropical highlands." Journal of Ornithology 162, no. 2 (2021): 435–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10336-020-01842-0.

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AbstractMost bird species are active by day. However, even typically diurnal species have been observed to sing by night, although the functions and mechanisms of this behaviour are not well understood. In our study, we focused on nocturnal singing by diurnal birds in Afrotropical highlands (Bamenda Highlands, Cameroon). We recorded 48-h soundscapes in 18 random recording sites using autonomous sound recorders to examine the occurrence and intensity of nocturnal singing among diurnal birds. We applied three definitions of night—the time period between: (1) astronomical, (2) nautical and (3) ci

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Goyette, Jennifer L., Robert W. Howe, Amy T. Wolf, and W. Douglas Robinson. "Detecting tropical nocturnal birds using automated audio recordings." Journal of Field Ornithology 82, no. 3 (2011): 279–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1557-9263.2011.00331.x.

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Beynon, Jeffrey L., David L. Hutchins, Anthony J. Rubino, Addison L. Lawrence, and Brian R. Chapman. "NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY OF BIRDS ON SHRIMP MARICULTURE PONDS." Journal of the World Mariculture Society 12, no. 2 (2009): 63–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-7345.1981.tb00276.x.

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Komal, Ruchi, Anshu Dwivedi, Vaibhav Vaish, and Sangeeta Rani. "Conquering the night: understanding nocturnal migration in birds." Biological Rhythm Research 48, no. 5 (2017): 747–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2017.1345452.

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Weisshaupt, Nadja, Matti Leskinen, Dmitri N. Moisseev, and Jarmo Koistinen. "Anthropogenic Illumination as Guiding Light for Nocturnal Bird Migrants Identified by Remote Sensing." Remote Sensing 14, no. 7 (2022): 1616. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs14071616.

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Migrant birds rely on environmental and celestial cues for navigation and orientation during their journeys. Adverse weather, such as heavy rain or fog, but also thick layers of low-level clouds, affect visibility and can challenge birds’ ability to orientate. Therefore, birds typically favour certain meteorological conditions for migration. Photopollution from artificial lights outdoors and radiated from buildings is known to negatively affect nocturnal migrants’ flight behaviour and trajectories, which may lead to collisions with human infrastructure. Positive effects of artificial light hav

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Hall, Margaret I., Jason M. Kamilar, and E. Christopher Kirk. "Eye shape and the nocturnal bottleneck of mammals." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279, no. 1749 (2012): 4962–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2012.2258.

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Most vertebrate groups exhibit eye shapes that vary predictably with activity pattern. Nocturnal vertebrates typically have large corneas relative to eye size as an adaptation for increased visual sensitivity. Conversely, diurnal vertebrates generally demonstrate smaller corneas relative to eye size as an adaptation for increased visual acuity. By contrast, several studies have concluded that many mammals exhibit typical nocturnal eye shapes, regardless of activity pattern. However, a recent study has argued that new statistical methods allow eye shape to accurately predict activity patterns o

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Hall, Margaret I., Jason M. Kamilar, and E. Christopher Kirk. "Eye shape and the nocturnal bottleneck of mammals." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279, no. 1749 (2012): 4962–68. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13485899.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Most vertebrate groups exhibit eye shapes that vary predictably with activity pattern. Nocturnal vertebrates typically have large corneas relative to eye size as an adaptation for increased visual sensitivity. Conversely, diurnal vertebrates generally demonstrate smaller corneas relative to eye size as an adaptation for increased visual acuity. By contrast, several studies have concluded that many mammals exhibit typical nocturnal eye shapes, regardless of activity pattern. However, a recent study has argued that new statistical methods allow

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Hall, Margaret I., Jason M. Kamilar, and E. Christopher Kirk. "Eye shape and the nocturnal bottleneck of mammals." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279, no. 1749 (2012): 4962–68. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13485899.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Most vertebrate groups exhibit eye shapes that vary predictably with activity pattern. Nocturnal vertebrates typically have large corneas relative to eye size as an adaptation for increased visual sensitivity. Conversely, diurnal vertebrates generally demonstrate smaller corneas relative to eye size as an adaptation for increased visual acuity. By contrast, several studies have concluded that many mammals exhibit typical nocturnal eye shapes, regardless of activity pattern. However, a recent study has argued that new statistical methods allow

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Hall, Margaret I., Jason M. Kamilar, and E. Christopher Kirk. "Eye shape and the nocturnal bottleneck of mammals." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279, no. 1749 (2012): 4962–68. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13485899.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Most vertebrate groups exhibit eye shapes that vary predictably with activity pattern. Nocturnal vertebrates typically have large corneas relative to eye size as an adaptation for increased visual sensitivity. Conversely, diurnal vertebrates generally demonstrate smaller corneas relative to eye size as an adaptation for increased visual acuity. By contrast, several studies have concluded that many mammals exhibit typical nocturnal eye shapes, regardless of activity pattern. However, a recent study has argued that new statistical methods allow

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Hall, Margaret I., Jason M. Kamilar, and E. Christopher Kirk. "Eye shape and the nocturnal bottleneck of mammals." Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279, no. 1749 (2012): 4962–68. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13485899.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Most vertebrate groups exhibit eye shapes that vary predictably with activity pattern. Nocturnal vertebrates typically have large corneas relative to eye size as an adaptation for increased visual sensitivity. Conversely, diurnal vertebrates generally demonstrate smaller corneas relative to eye size as an adaptation for increased visual acuity. By contrast, several studies have concluded that many mammals exhibit typical nocturnal eye shapes, regardless of activity pattern. However, a recent study has argued that new statistical methods allow

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Payne, Stephanie L., Ed T. F. Witkowski, and Craig T. Symes. "Good times, bad times: inter-annual reproductive output in a montane endemic succulent (Aloe peglerae; Asphodelaceae) driven by contrasting visitor responses of small mammals and birds." Australian Journal of Botany 67, no. 2 (2019): 116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/bt18163.

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The movements of birds and small mammals may be affected by spatial and temporal variation in resource availability. For the genus Aloe, bird abundance and diversity increase in response to increases in nectar availability during flowering. Aloe peglerae Schönland, endemic to the Magaliesberg Mountain Range, South Africa, is primarily pollinated by the Cape rock-thrush (Monticola rupestris), but the nocturnal Namaqua rock mouse (Micaelamys namaquensis) contributes to pollination. To test the independent contributions of different pollinator guilds, i.e. birds and small mammals, we conducted se

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Downs, Colleen T., and Mark Brown. "Nocturnal Heterothermy and Torpor in the Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia Famosa)." Auk 119, no. 1 (2002): 251–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/119.1.251.

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Abstract Heterothermy in birds occurs in species that are generally small and whose diet fluctuates. This study of thermoregulation of Malachite Sunbirds (Nectarina famosa) showed that they have circadian fluctuations in Tb and VO2, as in most birds. Of special importance was the high degree of rest-phase hypothermy and exhibition of torpor at ambient temperatures of 10°C and lower. These patterns are significant because they have not been described in detail for a passerine species. Surgically implanted minimitters were used to measure Tb continuously and without disturbing the birds. Minimum

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Sjöberg, Sissel, and Cecilia Nilsson. "Nocturnal migratory songbirds adjust their travelling direction aloft: evidence from a radiotelemetry and radar study." Biology Letters 11, no. 6 (2015): 20150337. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0337.

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In order to fully understand the orientation behaviour of migrating birds, it is important to understand when birds set their travel direction. Departure directions of migratory passerines leaving stopover sites are often assumed to reflect the birds' intended travel directions, but this assumption has not been critically tested. We used data from an automated radiotelemetry system and a tracking radar at Falsterbo peninsula, Sweden, to compare the initial orientation of departing songbirds (recorded by radiotelemetry) with the orientation of songbird migrants in climbing and level flight (rec

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Fuller, Richard A., Philip H. Warren, and Kevin J. Gaston. "Daytime noise predicts nocturnal singing in urban robins." Biology Letters 3, no. 4 (2007): 368–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2007.0134.

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Ambient noise interferes with the propagation of acoustic signals through the environment from sender to receiver. Over the past few centuries, urbanization and the development of busy transport networks have led to dramatic increases in the levels of ambient noise with which animal acoustic communications must compete. Here we show that urban European robins Erithacus rubecula , highly territorial birds reliant on vocal communication, reduce acoustic interference by singing during the night in areas that are noisy during the day. The effect of ambient light pollution, to which nocturnal singi

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JIRINEC, VITEK, BRENT R. CAMPOS, and MATTHEW D. JOHNSON. "Roosting behaviour of a migratory songbird on Jamaican coffee farms: landscape composition may affect delivery of an ecosystem service." Bird Conservation International 21, no. 3 (2011): 353–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270910000614.

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SummaryRecent evidence indicates that insectivorous birds in shade coffee farms provide economically significant ecosystem services by reducing insect pests, which should encourage cultivation practices favouring birds and other wildlife. However, the provisioning of this service may be dependent on landscape composition and movement patterns of these mobile consumers. Very little information is currently available on bird movements in coffee-dominated landscapes. We examined roosting behaviour in Black-throated Blue Warblers Dendroica caerulescens on two Jamaican coffee farms using radio tele

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DeCANDIDO, Robert, and Deborah Allen. "NOCTURNAL HUNTING BY PEREGRINE FALCONS AT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY." Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118, no. 1 (2006): 53–58. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13490076.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) We report on nocturnal hunting by Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) at the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York City. From 4 August through 13 November 2004, we saw Peregrine Falcons on 41 of 77 nights of observation. During this period, they hunted migrating birds on 25 evenings, with the first hunting attempt occurring an average of 119 min after sunset. Peregrine Falcons made 111 hunting attempts and captured 37 birds (33% success). Hunting success was highest in September, but was most often observed in October. Peregrines hunte

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DeCANDIDO, Robert, and Deborah Allen. "NOCTURNAL HUNTING BY PEREGRINE FALCONS AT THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY." Wilson Journal of Ornithology 118, no. 1 (2006): 53–58. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13490076.

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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) We report on nocturnal hunting by Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) at the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York City. From 4 August through 13 November 2004, we saw Peregrine Falcons on 41 of 77 nights of observation. During this period, they hunted migrating birds on 25 evenings, with the first hunting attempt occurring an average of 119 min after sunset. Peregrine Falcons made 111 hunting attempts and captured 37 birds (33% success). Hunting success was highest in September, but was most often observed in October. Peregrines hunte

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