Endocrine effects of exposure to artificial light at night: a review and synthesis of knowledge gaps

ML Grunst, AS Grunst - Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 2023 - Elsevier
Animals have evolved with natural patterns of light and darkness, such that light serves as
an important zeitgeber, allowing adaptive synchronization of behavior and physiology to …

Hot and dry conditions predict shorter nestling telomeres in an endangered songbird: Implications for population persistence

JR Eastwood, T Connallon, K Delhey… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Climate warming is increasingly exposing wildlife to sublethal high temperatures, which may
lead to chronic impacts and reduced fitness. Telomere length (TL) may link heat exposure to …

Collapse of breeding success in desert-dwelling hornbills evident within a single decade

NB Pattinson, TMFN van de Ven, MJ Finnie… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Rapid anthropogenic climate change potentially severely reduces avian breeding success.
While the consequences of high temperatures and drought are reasonably well-studied …

Cool, dry nights and short heatwaves during growth result in longer telomeres in temperate songbird nestlings

JR Eastwood, A Dupoué, S Verhulst… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Exposure to rising sublethal temperatures can affect development and somatic condition,
and thereby Darwinian fitness. In the context of climate warming, these changes could have …

High temperatures are associated with reduced cognitive performance in wild southern pied babblers

C Soravia, BJ Ashton, A Thornton… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Global temperatures are increasing rapidly. While considerable research is accumulating
regarding the lethal and sublethal effects of heat on wildlife, its potential impact on animal …

The importance of investigating the impact of simultaneous anthropogenic stressors: the effects of rising temperatures and anthropogenic noise on avian behaviour …

G Blackburn, C Soravia, AR Ridley - Journal of Avian Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Rising temperatures and anthropogenic noise are two of the most pervasive and well
researched anthropogenic stressors affecting avian species globally. Despite often …

Direct and indirect effects of high temperatures on fledging in a cooperatively breeding bird

AR Bourne, AR Ridley, CN Spottiswoode… - Behavioral …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
High temperatures and low rainfall consistently constrain reproduction in arid-zone bird
species. Understanding the mechanisms underlying this pattern is critical for predicting how …

Organismal effects of heat in a fixed ecological niche: Implications on the role of behavioral buffering in our changing world

MJ Woodruff, LO Sermersheim, SE Wolf… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves generate new challenges for many organisms.
Our understanding of the ecological predictors of thermal vulnerability is improving, yet, at …

Testing the environmental buffering hypothesis of cooperative breeding in the Seychelles warbler

MJ Borger, DS Richardson, H Dugdale, T Burke… - acta ethologica, 2023 - Springer
Species are facing environmental challenges caused by rapidly changing environments.
Globally, extreme weather events, like droughts or extreme rainfall, are increasing in …

Helpers don't help when it's hot in a cooperatively breeding bird, the Southern Pied Babbler

AR Bourne, AR Ridley, SJ Cunningham - Behavioral Ecology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cooperative breeding, where more than two individuals invest in rearing a single brood,
occurs in many bird species globally and often contributes to improved breeding outcomes …