Partial night lighting may reduce the physiological impact of artificial light at night on captive zebra finches.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Artificial light at night (ALAN) continues to increase at an unprecedented rate globally every year. ALAN can disrupt circadian rhythms and cause behavioural and physiological changes which may have knock on effects for health, yet we still understand very little about these effects. It is becoming increasingly important to investigate potential mitigation strategies, through understanding what aspects of ALAN negatively impact wildlife health.

Methods

Here we present the results of an experiment where we investigated the impact of ALAN on various health biomarkers in 44 captive adult zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) over the course of 4 months. The health biomarkers measured included glucose concentration, change in relative telomere length, malondialde

SUBMITTER: Reid RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12162287 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature