Causes and consequences of intraspecific variation in animal responses to anthropogenic noise.

ABSTRACT: Anthropogenic noise is a recognized global pollutant, affecting a wide range of nonhuman animals. However, most research considers only whether noise pollution has an impact, ignoring that individuals within a species or population exhibit substantial variation in responses to stress. Here, we first outline how intrinsic characteristics (e.g., body size, condition, sex, and personality) and extrinsic factors (e.g., environmental context, repeated exposure, prior experience, and multiple stressors) can affect responses to environmental stressors. We then present the results of a systematic search of the anthropogenic-noise literature, identifying articles that investigated intraspecific variation in the responses of nonhuman animals to noise. This reveals that fewer than 10% of articles (51

SUBMITTER: Harding HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6838653 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature