Activity patterns during food provisioning are affected by artificial light in free living great tits (Parus major).

Artificial light may have severe ecological consequences but there is limited experimental work to assess these consequences. We carried out an experimental study on a wild population of great tits (Parus major) to assess the impact of light pollution on daily activity patterns during the chick prov...

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Autores principales:	Mieke Titulaer, Kamiel Spoelstra, Cynthia Y M J G Lange, Marcel E Visser
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6768255877024d1f92becec0aca908fe2021-11-18T07:18:08ZActivity patterns during food provisioning are affected by artificial light in free living great tits (Parus major).1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0037377https://doaj.org/article/6768255877024d1f92becec0aca908fe2012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22624023/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Artificial light may have severe ecological consequences but there is limited experimental work to assess these consequences. We carried out an experimental study on a wild population of great tits (Parus major) to assess the impact of light pollution on daily activity patterns during the chick provisioning period. Pairs that were provided with a small light outside their nest box did not alter the onset, cessation or duration of their working day. There was however a clear effect of artificial light on the feeding rate in the second half of the nestling period: when provided with artificial light females increased their feeding rate when the nestlings were between 9 and 16 days old. Artificial light is hypothesised to have affected the perceived photoperiod of either the parents or the offspring which in turn led to increased parental care. This may have negative fitness consequences for the parents, and light pollution may thus create an ecological trap for breeding birds.Mieke TitulaerKamiel SpoelstraCynthia Y M J G LangeMarcel E VisserPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 5, p e37377 (2012)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Mieke Titulaer Kamiel Spoelstra Cynthia Y M J G Lange Marcel E Visser Activity patterns during food provisioning are affected by artificial light in free living great tits (Parus major).
description	Artificial light may have severe ecological consequences but there is limited experimental work to assess these consequences. We carried out an experimental study on a wild population of great tits (Parus major) to assess the impact of light pollution on daily activity patterns during the chick provisioning period. Pairs that were provided with a small light outside their nest box did not alter the onset, cessation or duration of their working day. There was however a clear effect of artificial light on the feeding rate in the second half of the nestling period: when provided with artificial light females increased their feeding rate when the nestlings were between 9 and 16 days old. Artificial light is hypothesised to have affected the perceived photoperiod of either the parents or the offspring which in turn led to increased parental care. This may have negative fitness consequences for the parents, and light pollution may thus create an ecological trap for breeding birds.
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author	Mieke Titulaer Kamiel Spoelstra Cynthia Y M J G Lange Marcel E Visser
author_facet	Mieke Titulaer Kamiel Spoelstra Cynthia Y M J G Lange Marcel E Visser
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title	Activity patterns during food provisioning are affected by artificial light in free living great tits (Parus major).
title_short	Activity patterns during food provisioning are affected by artificial light in free living great tits (Parus major).
title_full	Activity patterns during food provisioning are affected by artificial light in free living great tits (Parus major).
title_fullStr	Activity patterns during food provisioning are affected by artificial light in free living great tits (Parus major).
title_full_unstemmed	Activity patterns during food provisioning are affected by artificial light in free living great tits (Parus major).
title_sort	activity patterns during food provisioning are affected by artificial light in free living great tits (parus major).
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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Activity patterns during food provisioning are affected by artificial light in free living great tits (Parus major).

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