Northern Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) and Brown Thrashers (Toxostoma rufum) Preferentially Nest in Areas with Low Levels of Artificial Light at Night

Research conducted as part of a Behavioral Ecology course in Spring 2019 Abstract Because of the increase in urban human populations and the decrease in forest areas, it is crucial that scientists focus efforts on investigating the influence of artificial light at night (ALAN) on urban wild animal populations. While behavioral and physiological changes in […]

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