Royal Society Hunting at the highway: traffic noise reduces foraging efficiency in acoustic predators Author(s): Björn M. Siemers and Andrea Schaub Source: Proceedings: Biological Sciences, Vol. 278, No. 1712 (7 June 2011), pp. 1646-1652 Published by: Royal Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41314835 Accessed: 28-10-2015 22:35 UTC REFERENCES Linked references are available on JSTOR for this article: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41314835?seq=1&cid=pdf-reference#references_tab_contents You may need to log in to JSTOR to access the linked references. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://www.jstor.org/page/ info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Royal Society is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Proceedings: Biological Sciences. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 128.114.34.22 on Wed, 28 Oct 2015 22:35:10 UTC All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions PROCEEDINGS OF Proc.R. Soc. B (2011) 278, 1646-1652 THE ROYAL doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.2262 SOCIETY AJ Publishedonline 17 November2010 Hunting at the highway: traffic noise reduces foraging efficiency in acoustic predators Bjorn M. Siemers1'* and Andrea Schaub2 1 Max PlanckInstitute for Ornithology , Sensory Ecology Group , Eberhard-Gwinner-Strasse, 82319 Seewiesen, Germany 2 AnimalPhysiology, Institute for Neurobiology, University of Tubingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 28, 72076 Tubingeny Germany Noise pollutionfrom human trafficnetworks and industrialactivity impacts vast areas of our planet.