Global expansion of human activities is associated with the introduction of novel stimuli,
such as anthropogenic noise, artificial lights and chemical agents. Progress in documenting …

Most processes within organisms, and most interactions between organisms and their
environment, have distinct time profiles. The temporal coordination of such processes is …

The bird dawn chorus has fascinated humans since ancient times, but still today numerous
questions remain unclear. This chapter will explore this puzzling phenomenon, a communal …

The impacts of noise pollution on birdsong have been extensively investigated but potential
long-term effects are neglected. Near airports, where noise levels are particularly high, birds …

Tactics of resource use for reproduction are an important feature of life-history strategies. A
distinction is made between 'capital'breeders, which finance reproduction using stored …

Human musicality exhibits the necessary hallmarks for biological adaptations. Evolutionary
explanations focus on recurrent adaptive problems that human musicality possibly solved in …

With each day, the world is becoming number of people move into urban areas, and
consequently these increase in area to consume rural and natural land (Seto, Guneralp, & …

Desynchrony of phenological responses to climate change is a major concern for ecological
communities. Potential uncoupling between one of the most fundamental divisions within …

Some birds undergo seasonal colour change by moulting twice each year, typically
alternating between a cryptic, non‐breeding plumage and a conspicuous, breeding …

Under natural conditions, many aspects of the abiotic and biotic environment vary with time
of day, season or even era, while these conditions are typically kept constant in laboratory …