Tango to traffic : a field study into consequences of noisy urban conditions for acoustic courtship interactions in birds

Halfwerk, W. (2012)

Doctoral Thesis

The acoustic courtship display of a male and a female great tit show all the characteristics of a passionate dance. This thesis examines the impact of anthropogenic noise on the acoustic communication between males and females and the relationship with reproduction.

• Sexual selection
• Sensory pollution
• Signal evolution
• Parus Major
• Great tit
• Bird song
• Acoustic communication
• Anthropogenic noise

• All authors: Halfwerk, W.
• Supervisor: Cate, C.J. ten
• Co-supervisor: Slabbekoorn, H.W.
• Committee: Foppen, R.; Kempenaers, B.; Naguib, M.; Otter, K.A.; Spaink, H.P.
• Qualification: Doctor (dr.)
• Awarding Institution: Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), Faculty of Science, Leiden University
• Date: 2012-03-01
• Court: LEI Universiteit Leiden