Shedding light on light: Benefits of anthropogenic illumination to a nocturnally foraging shorebird

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 478-485

  Dwyer, Ross G ^a   Bearhop, Stuart ^a   Campbell, Hamish A ^b   Bryant, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial light; DMSP OLS; Foraging strategy; Moonlight; Shorebirds

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLOUD COVER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT TYPE; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; LIGHT EFFECT; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; OVERWINTERING; REMOTE SENSING; RESOLUTION; WADER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL LIGHT; CHARADRIIFORMES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DMSP/OLS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING STRATEGY; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LIGHT; MOONLIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; SHOREBIRDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTIFICIAL LIGHT; DMSP/OLS; FORAGING STRATEGY; MOONLIGHT; SHOREBIRDS;

ANIMALS; CHARADRIIFORMES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LIGHT; SCOTLAND;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; TRINGA TOTANUS;

EID: 84873987734     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12012     Document Type: Article

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