Sensory ecology: noise annoys foraging bats.
Traffic noise reduces foraging time and effort in greater mouse-eared bats, presumably by masking rustling sounds made by moving arthropods. Anthropogenic noise is becoming a major concern in conservation biology.
Jones
Gareth
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School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG, UK. Gareth.Jones@bristol.ac.uk
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000502:physiology*; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004455:Echolocation; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D009622:Noise; D011235:Predatory Behavior / Q000502:physiology*