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By Shreya Dasgupta Traffic noise isn’t just unpleasant; in the Galápagos Islands, it can also make songbirds aggressive, a ...
About half of the Yellow Warblers were exposed to a track that solely featured the sound of other birds, while the other half were exposed to a track that featured both birds and traffic sounds.
“We also found some evidence of birds trying to cope with noise by adjusting their song, with yellow warblers in all habitats increasing the minimum frequency of their songs to help them be ...
To deduce the effect of noise pollution on birds, researchers played avian songs over a loudspeaker at 38 locations populated by male yellow warblers — a songbird that’s prevalent throughout ...
A spat between birds at a backyard birdfeeder highlights the sometimes fierce competition for resources that animals face in ...
“We also found some evidence of birds trying to cope with noise by adjusting their song, with yellow warblers in all habitats increasing the minimum frequency of their songs to help them be ...
Have you ever heard of birds with road rage? A new study has found Galapagos yellow warblers are more aggressive if they live closer to a road and are exposed to more noise. Researchers from ...
"We also found some evidence of birds trying to cope with noise by adjusting their song, with yellow warblers in all habitats increasing the minimum frequency of their songs to help them be heard ...
Researchers wanted to understand how birds react to the increased noise. So they picked the Galápagos yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia aureola), a territorial bird that uses loud songs ...