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Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi, Lecturer in Animal Behaviour, University of Waikato

Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong

Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi, CC BY-NC-ND

We’ve all had a bad night’s sleep, with a snoring partner, a crying baby or neighbours having too much fun. Sleep disturbances are common and have unpleasant consequences the day after, including feeling unmotivated and struggling to communicate.

But it turns out we are not alone in this. Our new study reveals birds also suffer when their sleep is disrupted, and it shows in their singing.

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