Potvin, Dominique - The Australian National University

个人简介

Dominique Potvin holds a PhD Zoology from the University of Melbourne. Following postdoctoral research at Western University, Canada, and the University of Helsinki & Finnish Natural History Museum, she arrived at RSB EEG in 2015.

研究领域

Dominique studies the proximate and ultimate sources of selection on bird song, as well as the impact of humans on animal behaviour and genetics

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Potvin, DA & SA MacDougall-Shackleton. 2015. Traffic noise affects embryo mortality and nestling growth rates in captive zebra finches. J Exp Zool A. This recent study shows results from a captive experiment where zebra finches were allowed to nest and breed in captivity under different noise conditions. Noise appears to affect parental behaviours such that nesting success is low and nestling growth rates are slowed- and this is amplified when parents show evidence of chronic stress. This may be one reason why many birds show population declines in cities. Potvin, DA & RA Mulder. 2013. Immediate, independent adjustment of call pitch and amplitude in response to varying background noise by silvereyes. Behav Ecol 24: 1363-1368 Potvin, DA, RA Mulder & KM Parris. 2014. Acoustic and genetic adaptations in the silvereye (Zosterops lateralis). In Avian Urban Ecology. Ed. Gill & Brumm. Oxford University Press, UK. This book chapter focuses on the myriad of ways a common urban resident - the native Australian silvereye - has adapted to life in the city. Flexibility in vocalizations, cultural evolution and high mobility are all qualities that enable silvereye populations to survive - and sometimes thrive - in urban environments around the country