Michelle Hall

Urban noise restricts, fragments, and lightens sleep in Australian magpies

Farley Connelly, Robin D Johnsson, Anne E Aulsebrook, Raoul A Mulder, Michelle L Hall, Alexei L Vyssotski, John A Lesku

Journal article  |  2020  |  Environmental Pollution

Urban areas are inherently noisy, and this noise can disrupt biological processes as diverse as communication, migration, and repr..

White and Amber Light at Night Disrupt Sleep Physiology in Birds

Anne E Aulsebrook, Farley Connelly, Robin D Johnsson, Theresa M Jones, Raoul A Mulder, Michelle L Hall, Alexei L Vyssotski, John A Lesku

Journal article  |  2020  |  Current Biology

Artificial light at night can disrupt sleep in humans [1-4] and other animals [5-10]. A key mechanism for light to affect sleep is..

The effect of variation in moonlight on nocturnal song of a diurnal bird species

Ashton L Dickerson, Michelle L Hall, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2020  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

The lunar cycle is known to affect the behaviour of strictly nocturnal species, but for diurnal species that are periodically acti..

No evidence for an adaptive role of early molt into breeding plumage in a female fairy wren

Sergio Nolazco, Michelle L Hall, Sjouke A Kingma, Kaspar Delhey, Anne Peters

Journal article  |  2020  |  Behavioral Ecology

The evolution of ornaments as sexually selected signals is well understood in males, but female ornamentation remains understudied..

Rapid plastic breeding response to rain matches peak prey abundance in a tropical savanna bird

Nataly Hidalgo Aranzamendi, Michelle L Hall, Sjouke A Kingma, Martijn van de Pol, Anne Peters

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Animal Ecology

Changes in climate are shifting the timing of life cycle events in the natural world. Compared to northern temperate areas, these ..

A superb solo, or a deviant duet? Overlapping songs in superb fairy-wrens

Claire J Taylor, Michelle L Hall, Kristal E Cain, Naomi E Langmore

Journal article  |  2019  |  Behavioral Ecology

Avian duets are formed when 2 birds coordinate their songs. Most research on the evolution and function of duetting has focused on..

New insights from female bird song: towards an integrated approach to studying male and female communication roles

Katharina Riebel, Karan J Odom, Naomi E Langmore, Michelle L Hall

Journal article  |  2019  |  Biology Letters

Historically, bird song has been regarded as a sex-specific signalling trait; males sing to attract females and females drive the ..

Persistent low avian malaria in a tropical species despite high community prevalence

Justin R Eastwood, Lee Peacock, Michelle L Hall, Michael Roast, Stephen A Murphy, Anders Goncalves da Silva, Anne Peters

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

Malarial and other haemosporidian parasites are widespread; however, their temporal dynamics are ill-understood. Longitudinal samp..

Female and male plumage colour signals aggression in a dichromatic tropical songbird

Ana Leitao, Michelle L Hall, Kaspar Delhey, Raoul A Mulder

Journal article  |  2019  |  Animal Behaviour

Animal signals of competitive ability allow contests for limited resources to be settled without costly physical fights. Traits in..

Experimental increase in eviction load does not impose a growth cost for cuckoo chicks

Iliana Medina, Michelle L Hall, Claire J Taylor, Raoul A Mulder, Naomi E Langmore

Journal article  |  2019  |  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Abstract: Chicks of many avian brood parasites evict their hosts’ eggs within 48 h of hatching. This behavior eliminates competiti..