Daily and seasonal fluctuation in Tawny Owl vocalization timing

Agostino, Patricia V., Lusk, Nicholas A., Meck, Warren H., Golombek, Diego A. and Peryer, Guy ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0425-6911 (2020) Daily and seasonal fluctuation in Tawny Owl vocalization timing. PLoS One, 15 (4). ISSN 1932-6203

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Abstract

A robust adaptation to environmental changes is vital for survival. Almost all living organisms have a circadian timing system that allows adjusting their physiology to cyclic variations in the surrounding environment. Among vertebrates, many birds are also seasonal species, adapting their physiology to annual changes in photoperiod (amplitude, length and duration). Tawny Owls (Strix aluco) are nocturnal birds of prey that use vocalization as their principal mechanism of communication. Diurnal and seasonal changes in vocalization have been described for several vocal species, including songbirds. Comparable studies are lacking for owls. In the present work, we show that male Tawny Owls present a periodic vocalization pattern in the seconds-to-minutes range that is subject to both daily (early vs. late night) and seasonal (spring vs. summer) rhythmicity. These novel theory-generating findings appear to extend the role of the circadian system in regulating temporal events in the seconds-to-minutes range to other species.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	interval timing,circadian rhythm,time perception
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Rehabilitation Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	13 Apr 2021 23:45
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 02:39
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/79704
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pone.0231591

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