The role of singing style in song adjustments to fluctuating sound conditions: A comparative study on Mexican birds

Bermúdez‐Cuamatzin, Eira; López-Hernández, Maricela; Campbell, James A.; Zuria, Iriana; Slabbekoorn, Hans

doi:10.1016/j.beproc.2018.04.005

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“…Some bird species respond by adjusting song frequency, in particular increasing minimum frequency to avoid acoustic masking (Slabbekoorn & Peet 2003, Ripmeester et al 2010, Potvin et al 2011, Rivera-Caceres et al 2011, Rios-Chelen et al 2013. This behavioural response has been supported by further experimental work suggesting rapid acoustic adjustments in song structure to intermittent traffic noise (Arroyo-Sol ıs et al 2013, Berm udez-Cuamatzin et al 2018, Halfwerk et al 2018. Changes in the timing of dawn singing routines have also been recorded (Bergen & Abs 1997, Fuller et al 2007, Nordt & Klenke 2013, Dominoni et al 2016.…”

Section: Anthropogenic Noisementioning

confidence: 84%

“…differing land-uses, urbanization intensity gradients, spatio-temporal artificial light and noise variations), together with their acoustic complexity (Warren et al 2006), the AAH has provided a fundamental framework to understand how animals deal with predominant anthropogenic noise by adjusting their acoustic phenotype to increase the effectiveness of their acoustic signals (Slabbekoorn & Peet 2003, Luther & Baptista 2010, Phillips et al 2020. Some bird species have been shown to deal with anthropogenic noise in cities by adjusting the amplitude, minimum frequency, syntax and timing of songs (Slabbekoorn & Peet 2003, Brumm 2004, Luther & Baptista 2010, Slabbekoorn 2013, Gil et al 2015, Berm udez-Cuamatzin et al 2018. Moreover, recent evidence highlights the biological consequences of artificial light for birds, particularly their physiology and behaviour (Gaston et al 2017).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A global synthesis of the impacts of urbanization on bird dawn choruses

Marín-Gómez

MacGregor-Fors

2021

Ibis

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Urbanization drives changes in acoustic communication systems in some animal species. Noise and light pollution are among the main urban factors known to disrupt the timing and structure of avian singing behaviour. Despite our understanding of the ways in which urbanization can drive variations in avian acoustic communication, our ability to generalize the underlying causes of such variation and its consequences is still limited. Here, we reviewed the literature focused on the study of avian dawn choruses in urban settings at a global scale. Our findings reveal that avian dawn chorus research has focused on the impact of anthropogenic noise on dawn chorus traits (i.e. timing, peak, song output, song frequencies); relationships between light pollution and chorus timing; the effects of temperature, cloudiness, moonlight and natural light on chorus timing; relationships between nocturnal noise and light, and dawn chorus timing; the effects of chemical pollution and supplementary feeding on dawn chorus activity; and ecological patterns of dawn choruses in soundscapes across urban-non-urban gradients. We identified important knowledge gaps in the study of avian dawn choruses in urban settings and thus suggest future research directions, including frameworks (e.g. the urbanization intensity gradient) and consideration of a wider array of urban conditions and variables. Given the complexity of urban settings, we encourage further studies to address the role that all sources of pollution can have on avian acoustic communication at dawn. Additionally, a central question to resolve is whether the function of avian dawn choruses in urban areas differs, and if so how, from non-urban counterparts. Given that most research has been performed across Holarctic cities and towns, studies from tropical and subtropical regions are needed if we aim to understand the phenomenon globally. Finally, studies at the community-and soundscape-level across cities could advance understanding of the way in which urban birds use the acoustic space during the most critical singing time period, dawn.

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Section: Anthropogenic Noisementioning

confidence: 84%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A global synthesis of the impacts of urbanization on bird dawn choruses

Marín-Gómez

MacGregor-Fors

2021

Ibis

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“…Anthropogenic sound can cause physical, physiological, and behavioural disorders in aquatic organisms, including marine mammals (Erbe et al, 2018;Moore et al, 2012;Southall et al, 2008), seabirds (Bermúdez-Cuamatzin et al, 2018;Green et al, 2016;Hansen et al, 2020), reptiles (Injaian et al, 2020;Simmons and Narins, 2018), fish (Hastings and Popper, 2005;Hawkins, 1986;Mills et al, 2020;Popper et al, 2003), and invertebrates (Carroll et al, 2017;Coquereau et al, 2016;Murchy et al, 2019).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Recent studies have investigated the impacts of anthropogenic noise on a wide range of taxa and across a variety of scales (Barber et al, 2009; Morley et al, 2014; Normandeau Associates, 2012; Slabbekoorn et al, 2010; Thomsen et al, 2021; Tyack, 2008). Anthropogenic noiseee can cause a range of physical, physiological, and behavioural disorders in aquatic organisms, including marine mammals (Erbe et al, 2018; Moore et al, 2012; Southall et al, 2008), seabirds (Bermúdez-Cuamatzin et al, 2018; Green et al, 2016; Hansen et al, 2020), reptiles (Injaian et al, 2020; Simmons and Narins, 2018), fish (Hastings and Popper, 2005; Hawkins, 1986; Mills et al, 2020; Popper et al, 2003), and invertebrates (Carroll et al, 2017; Coquereau et al, 2016; Murchy et al, 2019). Because of the high propagation rate and low attenuation over large distances in underwater environments, acoustic stimuli play an important role in aquatic environments (Tyack, 1998; Popper and Hastings, 2009; Slabbekoorn et al, 2010).…”

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Experimental sound exposure modifies swimming activities and increases food handling error in adult zebrafish

Mohsenpour¹,

Sabet²

2021

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Anthropogenic sound is currently recognized as a source of environmental pollution in terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Elevated sound levels may cause a broad range of impacts on aquatic organisms among taxa. Sound is an important sensory stimulus for aquatic organisms and it may cause fluctuations in stress-related physiological indices and in a broader extent induce behavioural effects such as driving as a distracting stimulus, masking important relevant acoustic signals and cues in a range of marine and freshwater species. However, sound exposure may also induce changes in swimming activities, feed efficiency and productivity of available food sources in fish. Here, we experimentally tested sound effects on swimming activities and foraging performance in thirty adult Zebrafish (Danio rerio) individually in captivity. We used adult zebrafish and water flea (Daphnia magna) as model predator prey, respectively. We also used four sound treatments with different temporal patterns (all in the same frequency range and moderate exposure level). Our results constitute strong evidence for clear sound-related effects on zebrafish behaviour. All sound treatments induced a significant increase in the number of startle response, brief and prolonged swimming speed for zebrafish (P<0.05). Zebrafish reached to the baseline swimming speed after 60 seconds in all treatments. We found partially brief and prolonged sound effects on spatial distribution of zebrafish; Although we did not find any significant sound-related behavioural changes for horizontal spatial displacement in all treatments (P>0.05), zebrafish swam significantly more in the lower layer of the fish tank except irregular intermittent 1:1-7 in brief sound exposure (P<0.05). The results of foraging performance showed that food discrimination error was low for the zebrafish and unaffected by sound treatments (P>0.05). However, food handling error was affected by sound treatments; all treatments caused a rise in handling error (P<0.001). This study highlights the impact of sound on zebrafish swimming activities, and that more attacks are needed to consume the same number of prey items under noisy conditions.

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Sequential organization of birdsong: relationships with individual quality and fitness

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Many vocalizing animals produce the discrete elements of their acoustic signals in a specific sequential order, but we know little about the biological relevance of this ordering. For that, we must characterize the degree by which individuals differ in how they organize their signals sequentially and relate these differences to variation in quality and fitness. In this study, we fulfilled these tasks in male collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis). We characterized the sequential order of syllables with a network analysis approach and studied the consistency of network variables on distinct time scales (within day, between days, and between years), and assessed their relationship with such quality indicators like age, body condition, arrival date, and fitness related proxies like survival to the next year and pairing success. We found that the syllables were associated nonrandomly with one another and both the frequency differences of consecutive syllables and the number of motif types were higher in the original than in randomized syllable sequences. Average degree and small-worldness showed considerable among-individual differences and decreasing repeatability with increasing time scale. Furthermore, we found relationships between male age and average degree among and within individuals. Accordingly, older males produce syllable sequences by using common syllables less often than younger individuals. However, the network variables showed no relationship with fitness-related variables. In conclusion, the sequential organization of birdsong has the potential to encode individual-specific characteristics, which thus could be used as signal in social interactions and thus potentially could be subject to sexual selection.

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The role of singing style in song adjustments to fluctuating sound conditions: A comparative study on Mexican birds

Cited by 7 publications

References 59 publications

A global synthesis of the impacts of urbanization on bird dawn choruses

A global synthesis of the impacts of urbanization on bird dawn choruses

Experimental sound exposure modifies swimming activities and increases food handling error in adult zebrafish

Sequential organization of birdsong: relationships with individual quality and fitness

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