All Outputs (9)

Comparing contact calling between black tufted-ear marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) in a noisy urban environment and in a quiet forest (2017)
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Santos, S., Duarte, M., Sousa-Lima, R., & Young, R. (2017). Comparing contact calling between black tufted-ear marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) in a noisy urban environment and in a quiet forest. International Journal of Primatology, 38, 1130-1137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s1076

All habitats have some level of noise but anthropogenic sounds such as those produced by traffic are structurally different from natural sounds, and could cause organisms living in noisy urban areas to modify their vocal communication. We compared te... Read More about Comparing contact calling between black tufted-ear marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) in a noisy urban environment and in a quiet forest.

Comparing contact calling between black tufted-ear marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) in a noisy urban environment and in a quiet forest (2017)
Journal Article
quiet forest. International Journal of Primatology, 38(6), 1130-1137. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-017-0002-x

All habitats have some level of noise but anthropogenic sounds such as those produced by traffic are structurally different from natural sounds, and could cause organisms living in noisy urban areas to modify their vocal communication. We compared te... Read More about Comparing contact calling between black tufted-ear marmosets (Callithrix penicillata) in a noisy urban environment and in a quiet forest.

Social spacing of the montane lizard Tropidurus montanus (2017)
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Galdino, C., Ventura, S., Lisboa, C., & Young, R. (2017). Social spacing of the montane lizard Tropidurus montanus. Herpetological journal, 27(4), 333-338

The way in which individuals use their surrounding space can be key to understanding species’ sociobiology. We studied the social spacing of the lizard Tropidurus montanus. Males were found to have larger home ranges than females. Male body size was... Read More about Social spacing of the montane lizard Tropidurus montanus.

Mining noise affects loud call structures and emission patterns of wild black-fronted titi monkeys (2017)
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of wild black-fronted titi monkeys. Primates, 59(1), 89-97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-017-0629-4

Anthropogenic noise pollution is increasing and can constrain acoustic communication in animals. Our aim was to investigate if the acoustic parameters of loud calls and their diurnal pattern in the black-fronted titi monkey (Callicebus nigrifrons... Read More about Mining noise affects loud call structures and emission patterns of wild black-fronted titi monkeys.

Medium/Long wavelength sensitive opsin diversity in Pitheciidae (2017)
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Goulart, V., Boubli, J., & Young, R. (2017). Medium/Long wavelength sensitive opsin diversity in Pitheciidae. Scientific reports, 7(7737), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08143-2

New World primates feature a complex colour vision system. Most species have polymorphic colour vision where males have a dichromatic colour perception and females can be either ichromatic or trichromatic. The adaptive value of high allelic diversity... Read More about Medium/Long wavelength sensitive opsin diversity in Pitheciidae.

The tonic immobility test : do wild and captive golden mantella frogs (Mantella aurantiaca) have the same response? (2017)
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have the same response?. PLoS ONE, 12(7), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181972

Adaptations to captivity that reduce fitness are one of many reasons, which explain the low success rate of reintroductions. One way of testing this hypothesis is to compare an important behavioural response in captive and wild members of the same sp... Read More about The tonic immobility test : do wild and captive golden mantella frogs (Mantella aurantiaca) have the same response?.

Neglecting the call of the wild : captive frogs like the sound of their own voice (2017)
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like the sound of their own voice. PLoS ONE, 12(7), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0181931

Acoustic communication is highly influential in the expression of social behavior by anuran amphibians, transmitting information about the individual's physical condition and motivation. We studied the phonotactic (approach movements) responses of wi... Read More about Neglecting the call of the wild : captive frogs like the sound of their own voice.

Anthropogenic noise reduces bird species richness and diversity in urban parks (2017)
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and diversity in urban parks. Ibis, 159(3), 638-646. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12481

Anthropogenic noise is becoming more prevalent in the world and has been shown to affect many animal species, including birds. The impact of such noise was measured in Neotropical urban parks to assess how the noise affects avifauna diversity and spe... Read More about Anthropogenic noise reduces bird species richness and diversity in urban parks.

Street trees reduce the negative effects of urbanization on birds (2017)
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urbanization on birds. PLoS ONE, 12(e01744), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0174484

The effects of streets on biodiversity is an important aspect of urban ecology, but it has been neglected worldwide. Several vegetation attributes (e.g. street tree density and diversity) have important effects on biodiversity and ecological proces... Read More about Street trees reduce the negative effects of urbanization on birds.