Chronobiology by moonlight

N Kronfeld-Schor, D Dominoni… - … of the Royal …, 2013 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Most studies in chronobiology focus on solar cycles (daily and annual). Moonlight and the
lunar cycle received considerably less attention by chronobiologists. An exception are …

Amphibians' response to the lunar synodic cycle—a review of current knowledge, recommendations, and implications for conservation

R Grant, T Halliday, E Chadwick - Behavioral Ecology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
The way in which amphibians respond to the geophysical changes brought about by the
lunar synodic cycle is a neglected area of their ecology, but one which has recently …

An environmental DNA‐based method for monitoring spawning activity: a case study, using the endangered Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica)

J Bylemans, EM Furlan, CM Hardy… - Methods in Ecology …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Determining the timing and location of reproductive events is critical for efficient
management of species. However, methods currently used for aquatic species are costly …

[HTML][HTML] A plea for a worldwide development of dark infrastructure for biodiversity–Practical examples and ways to go forward

R Sordello, S Busson, JH Cornuau… - Landscape and Urban …, 2022 - Elsevier
Artificial light at night (ALAN) has been massively deployed worldwide and has become a
major environmental pressure for biodiversity, especially contributing to habitat loss and …

The dual rod system of amphibians supports colour discrimination at the absolute visual threshold

CAM Yovanovich, SM Koskela… - … of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The presence of two spectrally different kinds of rod photoreceptors in amphibians has been
hypothesized to enable purely rod-based colour vision at very low light levels. The …

Map** projected variations of temperature and precipitation due to climate change in Venezuela

JA Viloria, BO Olivares, P García, F Paredes-Trejo… - Hydrology, 2023 - mdpi.com
The impacts of climate change will not be homogeneous in all countries or between regions
within each country. Map** projected changes in temperature and precipitation is crucial …

Differential fitness effects of moonlight on plumage colour morphs in barn owls

LM San-Jose, R Séchaud, K Schalcher… - Nature ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
The Moon cycle exposes nocturnal life to variation in environmental light. However, whether
moonlight shapes the fitness of nocturnal species with distinct colour variants remains …

Artificial light at night alters the sexual behaviour and fertilisation success of the common toad

M Touzot, T Lengagne, J Secondi, E Desouhant… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Artificial Light At Night (ALAN) is an emerging pollution, that dramatically keeps on
increasing worldwide due to urbanisation and transport infrastructure development. In 2016 …

Artificial light at night reverses monthly foraging pattern under simulated moonlight

S Tidau, J Whittle, SR Jenkins… - Biology …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Mounting evidence shows that artificial light at night (ALAN) alters biological processes
across levels of organization, from cells to communities. Yet, the combined impacts of ALAN …

Environmental and lunar cues are predictive of the timing of river entry and spawning‐site arrival in lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens

PS Forsythe, KT Scribner, JA Crossman… - Journal of Fish …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The associations were quantified between daily and interannual variation in the timing of a
closed population of lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens migration and arrival at spawning …