• DOI:10.1126/science.aar7121
Corpus ID: 49212187

The influence of human disturbance on wildlife nocturnality

@article{Gaynor2018TheIO,
  title={The influence of human disturbance on wildlife nocturnality},
  author={Kaitlyn M. Gaynor and C. Hojnowski and Neil H Carter and J. Brashares},
  journal={Science},
  year={2018},
  volume={360},
  pages={1232 - 1235}
}

Kaitlyn M. Gaynor, C. Hojnowski, +1 author J. Brashares

Published 2018

Biology, Medicine

Science

Nocturnal refuge As the human population grows, there are fewer places for animals to live out their lives independently of our influence. Given our mostly diurnal tendencies, one domain that remains less affected by humans is the night. Gaynor et al. found that across the globe and across mammalian species—from deer to coyotes and from tigers to wild boar—animals are becoming more nocturnal (see the Perspective by Benítez-López). Human activities of all kinds, including nonlethal pastimes such… CONTINUE READING

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