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Paris (AFP) - Crickets and the birds that snack on them are not natural allies, but they do have a common enemy, according to a pair of studies published Wednesday: roadside noise pollution. Vehicle traffic makes it much harder for at least one species of bird to solve problems, and sharply compromises the ability of some crickets to mate, lab experiments showed. "Hearing the noises of cars driving by is enough to inhibit cognitive performance in songbirds," Christopher Templeton, a biologist at Pacific University in Oregon and senior author of a study in the scientific journal Proceedings of ...
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Washington (AFP) - As the streets of San Francisco emptied out in the first months of the pandemic, the city's male birds began singing more softly and improving their vocal range, making them "sexier" to females, according to a new study published Thursday.The paper adds to a growing body of research describing how animals -- from whales to coyotes to the white-crowned sparrow studied here -- have adapted their behaviors to Covid-19 shutdowns that forced humans to retreat to their homes, a phenomenon dubbed the "anthropause.""When the city was loud, they were singing really loudly," Elizabeth...
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