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Título: | Ontogenetic exposure to light influences seabird vulnerability to light pollution |
Autor: | Atchoi, Elizabeth; Mitkus, Mindaugas; Vitta, Pranciskus; Machado, Biana; Rocha, Margadira; Juliano, Manuela; Bried, Joël; Rodríguez, Airam CSIC ORCID | Palabras clave: | Sensory development Sensory pollution Bird vision Animal behaviour Procellariiformes Calonectris borealis Fallout Artificial lights |
Fecha de publicación: | 12-abr-2023 | Editor: | Company of Biologists | Citación: | Journal of Experimental Biology 226(7): jeb245126 (2023) | Resumen: | Light pollution critically affects fledglings of burrow-nesting seabirds, leading to massive mortality events. The successful management of this pollutant depends upon a comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing visual sensitivity and corresponding behaviours towards light. Factors shaping the development of the visual system could account for variation in seabirds' vulnerability to light pollution. We investigated how Cory's shearwater chicks respond to selected contrasting artificial light stimuli. Chicks were subjected to blue and red light treatments, and repeatedly tested throughout the nestling period. We analysed behavioural responses (number, timing and orientation of reactions) to determine how age, exposure to experimental light stimuli and spectra influenced the onset of visually guided behaviours, thus inferring drivers of vulnerability to light pollution. Repetitive exposure to light significantly increased the number of reactions, and chicks predominantly displayed light avoidance behaviour. We did not find differences in the number of reactions, timing and orientation between blue and red light treatments. The responses did not differ across different age groups. These results provide empirical evidence for the contribution of the light available in the rearing environment to seabird visual development. They support the hypothesis that differential exposure to light during the growth period influences responses to artificial light, and that the state of visual development at fledging could be a main driver of the age bias observed during seabird fallout events. It is thus important to evaluate lighting schemes in both urban and natural areas, and determine the as yet unknown consequences that may be affecting the populations. | Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.245126 | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/309405 | DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.245126 | ISSN: | 0022-0949 | E-ISSN: | 1477-9145 |
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