Theresa Jones

Urban street lighting differentially affects community attributes of airborne and ground-dwelling invertebrate assemblages

Martin T Lockett, Theresa M Jones, Mark A Elgar, Kevin J Gaston, Marcel E Visser, Gareth R Hopkins

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

The introduction of artificial light at night (ALAN) into natural and urbanised landscapes is a known and highly pervasive disrupt..

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

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

Sibling rivalry versus mother's curse: can kin competition facilitate a response to selection on male mitochondria?

Thomas A Keaney, Heidi WS Wong, Damian K Dowling, Theresa M Jones, Luke Holman

Journal article  |  2020  |  PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Assuming that fathers never transmit mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to their offspring, mitochondrial mutations that affect male fitnes..

Dim artificial light at night reduces the cellular immune response of the black field cricket, Teleogryllus commodus

Joanna Durrant, Mark P Green, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2020  |  INSECT SCIENCE

A functioning immune system is crucial for protection against disease and illness, yet increasing evidence suggests that species l..

Streetlights Disrupt Night-Time Sleep in Urban Black Swans

Anne E Aulsebrook, John A Lesku, Raoul A Mulder, Wolfgang Goymann, Alexei L Vyssotski, Theresa M Jones

Journal article  |  2020  |  Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Artificial light at night could have widespread and detrimental impacts on sleep. To reduce disruptive effects of artificial light..

Effects of artificial light at night and male calling on movement patterns and mate location in field crickets

Eliza K Thompson, Naomi L Cullinan, Theresa M Jones, Gareth R Hopkins

Journal article  |  2019  |  ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Anthropogenic factors, such as artificial light at night (ALAN), are increasingly linked to significant modifications in animal be..

Mother's curse and indirect genetic effects: Do males matter to mitochondrial genome evolution?

Thomas A Keaney, Heidi WS Wong, Damian K Dowling, Theresa M Jones, Luke Holman

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Maternal inheritance of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was originally thought to prevent any response to selection on male phenotypic v..

Phylotranscriptomics resolves phylogeny of the Heliozelidae (Adeloidea: Lepidoptera) and suggests a Late Cretaceous origin in Australia

Liz Milla, Adnan Moussalli, Stephen A Wilcox, Erik J van Nieukerken, David A Young, Mike Halsey, Thomas McConville, Theresa M Jones, Axel Kallies, Douglas J Hilton

Journal article  |  2019  |  SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY

Heliozelidae are a cosmopolitan family of small, day-flying moths, and include some pest species of commercial crops. Overall, the..

What is the available evidence that artificial light at night affects animal behaviour? A systematic map protocol

Lucy Katherine McLay, Juhani Peter Hopkins, Bob Bern Ming Wong, Ulrika Candolin, Theresa Melanie Jones

Journal article  |  2019  |  ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE

Background: Artificial light at night (ALAN), has increased dramatically over the past two centuries and is linked to demonstrable..