Celestial moderation of tropical seabird behavior.

Most animals, including birds, have cyclic life histories and numerous studies generally conducted on captive animals have shown that photoperiod is the main factor influencing this periodicity. Moon cycles can also affect periodic behavior of birds. Few studies have investigated the influence of th...

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Main Authors: Patrick Pinet, Audrey Jaeger, Emmanuel Cordier, Gaël Potin, Matthieu Le Corre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3215727?pdf=render