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Acoustic communication in a noisy world: Can fish compete with anthropogenic noise?

2014
Open Access Journal Article

Behavioural Ecology

Radford, Andrew N., Kerridge Emma, and Simpson Stephen D.

Anthropogenic (man-made) noise has changed the acoustic environment both on land and underwater and is now recognized as a pollutant of international concern. Increasing numbers of...
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Keywords: Acoustic signalling, Adaptation, Anthropogenic noise, Behavioural plasticity, Fitness benefits, Hearing, Masking, Pollution

Acoustic noise reduces foraging success in two sympatric fish species via different mechanisms

2014
Pay-walled Journal Article

Animal Behaviour

Voellmy, Irene K., Purser Julia, Flynn Douglas, Kennedy Philippa, Simpson Steven D., and Radford Andrew N.

Effective foraging behaviour is essential for animals to survive and reproduce, and depends on many intrinsic and environmental factors. There is increasing evidence that man-made (anthropogenic)...
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Keywords: Anthropogenic noise, Evironemental change, Fish behaviour, Gasterosteus aculeatus, Phoxinus phoxinus, Pollution, Predation risk, Species differences, Starvation risk

Motorboat noise impacts parental behaviour and offspring survival in a reef fish.

2017
Open Access Peer Reviewed Publication

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Nedelec SL, Radford AN, Pearl L, Nedelec B, McCormick MI, Meekan MG, Simpson SD

Anthropogenic noise is a pollutant of international concern, with mounting evidence of disturbance and impacts on animal behaviour and physiology. However, empirical studies measuring survival consequences...
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Keywords: Anthropogenic noise, Lizard Island, Motorboat-noise playback, Parental care, Pollution