Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong
- Written by Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi, Lecturer in Animal Behaviour, University of Waikato

We’ve all had a bad night’s sleep, with a snoring partner, a crying baby or neighbours having too much fun. Sleep disturbances are common and have unpleasant consequences the day after, including feeling unmotivated and struggling to communicate.
But it turns out we are not alone in this. Our new study...
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