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| Title |
Pigeons home faster through polluted air
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Scientific Reports, January 2016
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| DOI | 10.1038/srep18989 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Zhongqiu Li, Franck Courchamp, Daniel T. Blumstein |
| Abstract |
Air pollution, especially haze pollution, is creating health issues for both humans and other animals. However, remarkably little is known about how animals behaviourally respond to air pollution. We used multiple linear regression to analyse 415 pigeon races in the North China Plain, an area with considerable air pollution, and found that while the proportion of pigeons successfully homed was not influenced by air pollution, pigeons homed faster when the air was especially polluted. Our results may be explained by an enhanced homing motivation and possibly an enriched olfactory environment that facilitates homing. Our study provides a unique example of animals' response to haze pollution; future studies are needed to identify proposed mechanisms underlying this effect. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 27 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 11% |
| Japan | 2 | 7% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 7% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| France | 1 | 4% |
| Australia | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 17 | 63% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 17 | 63% |
| Scientists | 9 | 33% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 64 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 63 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 19% |
| Researcher | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 6 | 9% |
| Unknown | 15 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 36% |
| Environmental Science | 12 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 5 | 8% |
| Psychology | 3 | 5% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 16 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 103. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 May 2021.
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#393,195
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#4,353
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#122
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