The behavior of Broad-tailed hummingbirds is altered by cycles of human activity in a forested area converted into agricultural land

ABSTRACT:

Background

By changing the circumstances in which animals make their behavioral decisions, weekly cycles of human activity might cause changes in wildlife behavior. For example, when there is more human activity in a location, animals may become more vigilant, which can decrease the time they spend foraging, or roam farther from home, leading to increased home range size. Overall, there has been little exploration of how animal species living in locations that have undergone land use change are affected by the temporal dynamics of human activity levels. In this study, we aimed to analyze the effect of the weekend on agricultural activities and hummingbird territorial activity. We examined differences between weekdays and weekends in factors previously shown to follow weekly cyclic

SUBMITTER: Mendiola-Islas V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9983423 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature