Biological rhythms of nearly all animals on earth are synchronized with natural light and are aligned to day-and-night transitions. Here, we test the hypothesis that the lunar cycle affects the nocturnal flight activity of European Nightjars (Caprimulgus europaeus). We describe daily activity patterns of individuals from three different countries across a wide geographic area, during two discrete periods in the annual cycle. Although the sample size for two of our study sites is small, the results are clear in that on average individual flight activity was strongly correlated with both local variation in day length and with the lunar cycle. We highlight the species’ sensitivity to changes in ambient light and its flexibility to respond to s...
Many animals have evolved a migratory lifestyle as an adaptation to seasonality,1,2 ranging from ins...
The time of the activity may be changed throughout the circadian cycle to increase the fitness of sp...
Every year, billions of birds undertake extensive migrations between breeding and nonbreeding areas...
Biological rhythms of nearly all animals on earth are synchronized with natural light and are aligne...
Every year, billions of seasonal migrants connect continents by transporting nutrients, energy, and ...
Every year billions of seasonal migrants connect continents by transporting nutrients, energy and pa...
Eberhart-Phillips L. Dancing in the moonlight: evidence that Killdeer foraging behaviour varies with...
Every year, billions of birds undertake extensive migrations between breeding and non-breeding areas...
Every year, billions of birds undertake extensive migrations between breeding and non-breeding areas...
BACKGROUND: Animals change their habitat use in response to spatio-temporal fluctuation of resources...
Every year, billions of birds undertake extensive migrations between breeding and non-breeding areas...
It is well established that the lunar cycle can affect the behaviour of nocturnal animals, but its p...
The position of the Moon in relation to the Earth and the Sun gives rise to several predictable cycl...
Strong and predictable environmental variability can reward flexible behaviors among animals. We use...
Strong and predictable environmental variability can reward flexible behaviors among animals. We use...
Many animals have evolved a migratory lifestyle as an adaptation to seasonality,1,2 ranging from ins...
The time of the activity may be changed throughout the circadian cycle to increase the fitness of sp...
Every year, billions of birds undertake extensive migrations between breeding and nonbreeding areas...
Biological rhythms of nearly all animals on earth are synchronized with natural light and are aligne...
Every year, billions of seasonal migrants connect continents by transporting nutrients, energy, and ...
Every year billions of seasonal migrants connect continents by transporting nutrients, energy and pa...
Eberhart-Phillips L. Dancing in the moonlight: evidence that Killdeer foraging behaviour varies with...
Every year, billions of birds undertake extensive migrations between breeding and non-breeding areas...
Every year, billions of birds undertake extensive migrations between breeding and non-breeding areas...
BACKGROUND: Animals change their habitat use in response to spatio-temporal fluctuation of resources...
Every year, billions of birds undertake extensive migrations between breeding and non-breeding areas...
It is well established that the lunar cycle can affect the behaviour of nocturnal animals, but its p...
The position of the Moon in relation to the Earth and the Sun gives rise to several predictable cycl...
Strong and predictable environmental variability can reward flexible behaviors among animals. We use...
Strong and predictable environmental variability can reward flexible behaviors among animals. We use...
Many animals have evolved a migratory lifestyle as an adaptation to seasonality,1,2 ranging from ins...
The time of the activity may be changed throughout the circadian cycle to increase the fitness of sp...
Every year, billions of birds undertake extensive migrations between breeding and nonbreeding areas...