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Artificial light at night causes an unexpected increase in oxalate in developing male songbirds

Author(s) -

Thomas Raap,

Rianne Pinxten,

Marcel Eens

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/coy005

Subject(s) - biology , parus , sleep (system call) , songbird , physiology , hatching , oxalate , sleep deprivation , zoology , ecology , endocrinology , circadian rhythm , chemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , operating system

We quantified the effect of artificial light at night on oxalate, a potential marker of sleep debt, in free-living developing songbirds. Rather than a decrease, as was found in sleep-deprived mammals, oxalate increased in male nestlings. This research indicates a sex-specific physiological impact of ALAN that warrants further investigation.

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