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Social behavior among nocturnally migrating birds revealed by automated moonwatching

<p>Migrating birds often fly in group formations during the daytime; whereas at night, it is generally presumed that they fly singly. However, it is difficult to quantify group behavior during nocturnal migration as there are few means of directly observing interactions among individuals. We employed an automated form of moonwatching to estimate percentages of birds that appear to migrate in groups during the night within the Central Flyway of North America. We compared percentages of birds in groups across the spring and fall and examined overnight temporal patterns of group behavior. We found groups were rare in both seasons, never exceeding 10% of birds observed, and were almost nonexistent during the fall. We also observed an overnight pattern of group behavior in the spring wherein groups were more commonly detected early in the night and again just before migration activity ceased. This finding may be related to changes in species composition of migrants throughout the night, or alternatively it suggests that group formation may be associated with flocking activity on the ground as groups are most prevalent when birds begin and end a night of migration.</p>

opencc-zeroNov 2023View details →
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CONSERVATION BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY OF NOCTURNAL MAMMALS OF TAITA HILLS, KENYA

<p>Sound samples from PhD dissertation by Hanna Rosti</p><p>These sound samples include calls of following species</p><p>S1 Paragalago rondoensis, Saadani National Park, Tanzania, recorded by C. Hemp</p><p>S2 Paragalago orinus, Pugu Tanzania, recorded by A. Perkin</p><p>S3 Paragalago cocos, Shimba Hills National Reserve, Kenya, recorded by H. Rosti</p><p>S4 Paragalago zanzibaricus zanzibaricus, Zanzibar, Jozani, Tanzania, recorded by H. Rosti</p><p>S5 Paragalago zanzibaricus udzunwensis, Matundu, recorded by P. Honess</p><p>S6 Paragalago granti, Mdimba, Tanzania, recorded by S. Bearder</p><p>S7 Taita dwarf galago from Mbololo forest, Taita Hills, Kenya, recorded by H. Rosti</p><p>S8 Taita dwarf galago from Ngangao forest, Taita Hills, Kenya, recorded by H. Rosti</p><p>S9 Paragalago cocos, Diani Beach Kenya, recorded by H. Rosti</p><p>S10 Taita tree hyrax singing, Mbololo forest, Taita Hills, Kenya, recorded by H. Rosti</p><p>S11 Long 22 min recording of Taita tree hyrax singing, Mbololo forest, Taita Hills, Kenya, recorded by H. Rosti</p><p>S12 Rock hyrax song, Israel. Recorded by A. Ilany</p><p>S13 Strangled thwack from Taita Hills, Kenya, recorded by H. Rosti</p><p>S14 Dendrohyrax arboreus calls from Nanuyki, Kenia, recorded by H. Rosti</p><p>S15 Dendrohyrax dorsalis calls from Ostrava Zoo, Czechia, recorded by H. Rosti</p>

opencc-by-4.0May 2023View details →
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Social behavior among nocturnally migrating birds revealed by automated moonwatching

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publicNov 2023View details →
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Relative importance of intensity and spectrum of artificial light at night in disrupting behavior of a nocturnal rodent

<p>The influence of light spectral properties on circadian rhythms is of substantial interest to laboratory-based investigation of the circadian system and to field-based understanding of the effects of artificial light at night. The tradeoffs between intensity and spectrum regarding masking behaviors are largely unknown, even for well-studied organisms. We used a custom LED illumination system to document the response of wild type house mice (Mus musculus) to 1-hr nocturnal exposure of all combinations of four intensity levels (0.01, 0.5, 5, and 50 lx) and three correlated color temperatures (CCT; 1750, 1950, and 3000 K). Higher intensities of light (50 lx) suppressed cage activity substantially, and consistently more for the higher CCT light (91% for 3000 K; 53% for 1750 K). At the lower intensities (0.01 lx), mean activity was increased, with the greatest increases for the lowest CCT (12.3% increase at 1750 K; 3% increase at 3000 K). Multiple linear regression confirmed the influence of both CCT (p&amp;lt;0.001) and intensity (p&amp;lt;0.001) on changes in activity (r2=0.66, F9,171=3.33; p&lt;0.001) with the scaled effect size of intensity 3.6 times greater than CCT. Activity suppression was significantly lower for male than female mice (p&amp;lt;0.0001). Assessment of light-evoked cFos expression in the suprachiasmatic nucleus at 50 lx showed no significant difference between high and low CCT exposure. The significant differences by spectral composition illustrate a need to account for light spectrum in circadian studies of behavior and confirm that spectral controls can mitigate some, but certainly not all, of the effects of light pollution on species in the wild.</p>

opencc-zeroJun 2024View details →
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Data for: Preliminary phylogenomic analyses reveal multiple reversions to nocturnal behavior and morphology within the primarily diurnal tribe Adesmiini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

<p>The darkling beetle tribe Adesmiini (Tenebrionidae: Pimeliinae) is a prominent part of the African and western Palearctic desert faunas, with most species being day-active fast-running detritivores. Taxonomic diversity within the tribe is highest in the southern part of the Afrotropical realm (all genera present), while only the species-rich genus Adesmia occurs north of the Sahara. Despite containing conspicuous diurnal species, such as the fog-basking beetle Onymacrisunguicularis (a focal taxon in ecological research for decades), Adesmiini has undergone few modern taxonomic or phylogenetic studies. Hence, generic concepts and the evolution of diurnal behaviors and morphologies, rare in the primarily nocturnal family Tenebrionidae, remain poorly explored. To investigate evolutionary relationships and the origin of diurnal activity within the tribe, a genomic dataset of 529 protein-coding genes across 43 species spanning 10 of 11 Adesmiini genera was assembled and analyzed. The resulting phylogeny for the tribe does not support the monophyly of many current Adesmiini genera (i.e. Adesmia, Metriopus, Onymacris, Physadesmia, and Stenocara). Ancestral state reconstruction of diurnal activity, using eye shape as a proxy and supplemented by literature and collection records, supports the hypothesis that Adesmiini were primitively diurnal, followed by at least four shifts to nocturnal or crepuscular activity.</p>

opencc-zeroJun 2023View details →
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Data for: Preliminary phylogenomic analyses reveal multiple reversions to nocturnal behavior and morphology within the primarily diurnal tribe Adesmiini (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

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Relative importance of intensity and spectrum of artificial light at night in disrupting behavior of a nocturnal rodent

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Data and code from: Nocturnal flight call monitoring reveals in-flight behavioral alteration by avian migrants in response to artificial light at night

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The Influence of Nocturnal Food Intake in Eating Behavior of Night Workers

ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT03800732. IPD Sharing: UNDECIDED. Countries: 1. Publications: 1.

restrictedIPD-UNDECIDEDFeb 2026View details →
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The Behavioral Therapy for Primary Monosymptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis

ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT07015320. IPD Sharing: Not stated. Countries: 1. Publications: 0.

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A Non-Drug Study Detecting And Quantifying Nocturnal Scratch Behaviors From Wrist Actigraphy Data In Adult Healthy Volunteers And Participants With Atopic Dermatitis (AD)

ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT04262791. IPD Sharing: NO. Countries: 1. Publications: 0.

closedIPD-NOFeb 2026View details →
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia and Nocturnal Hot Flashes in Menopause

ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT02092844. IPD Sharing: Not stated. Countries: 1. Publications: 0.

restrictedIPD-UNDECIDEDFeb 2026View details →
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Wearable Skin Sensors to Assess Nocturnal Scratch Behavior

ClinicalTrials.gov study NCT03770858. IPD Sharing: NO. Countries: 1. Publications: 0.

closedIPD-NOFeb 2026View details →

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