White sky at night not a city bird's delight

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Submission + - White sky at night not a city bird's delight (theguardian.com)

Submitted by grrlscientist on Friday August 28, 2015 @06:43AM

grrlscientist writes: Free-living songbirds show increased stress hormone levels when nesting under white street lights. But different light spectra may have different physiological effects as this study finds, suggesting that using street lights with specific colour spectra may mitigate effects of light pollution on wildlife

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