How and why environmental noise impacts animals: An integrative, mechanistic review

Ecology Letters

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1052-1061

  Kight, Caitlin R ^a   Swaddle, John P ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic noise; Fitness; Human disturbance; Noise pollution; Physiology; Stress

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOACOUSTICS; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FITNESS; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; NEUROLOGY; NOISE; NOISE POLLUTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NEUROSECRETION; NOISE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; NOISE; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80052790422     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2011.01664.x     Document Type: Review

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