Effects of ambient noise on zebra finch vigilance and foraging efficiency

Ambient noise can affect the availability of acoustic information to animals, altering both foraging and vigilance behaviour. Using captive zebra finches Taeniopygia guttata, we examined the effect of ambient broadband noise on foraging decisions. Birds were given a choice between foraging in a quie...

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Acoustic noise
Animal behavior
Animals
Anthropogenic factors
Anti-predator behavior
Auditory Perception - physiology
Behavior, Animal - physiology
Bioacoustics
Biology and Life Sciences
Birds
Broadband
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Female
Finches
Finches - physiology
Foraging behavior
Human influences
Information sources
Male
Masking
Noise
Physical Sciences
Predation
Predatory Behavior - physiology
Quiet areas
Research and Analysis Methods
Social Sciences
Taeniopygia guttata
Vigilance
Vocalization, Animal - physiology
Wakefulness
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Animal behavior
Animals
Anthropogenic factors
Anti-predator behavior
Auditory Perception - physiology
Behavior, Animal - physiology
Bioacoustics
Biology and Life Sciences
Birds
Broadband
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
Female
Finches
Finches - physiology
Foraging behavior
Human influences
Information sources
Male
Masking
Noise
Physical Sciences
Predation
Predatory Behavior - physiology
Quiet areas
Research and Analysis Methods
Social Sciences
Taeniopygia guttata
Vigilance
Vocalization, Animal - physiology
Wakefulness
title Effects of ambient noise on zebra finch vigilance and foraging efficiency
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