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SUMMARY:Notes and noises in nature: not a swan song? - Professor Hans Slab
 bekoorn\, Leiden University
DTSTART:20260123T173000Z
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CONTACT:Janet Gibson
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\n\nNature is full of music\, from tiny birds with mel
 odious songs and elaborate repertoires to majestic whales with inaudibly l
 ow voices propagating around the globe. As far as we can tell\, however\, 
 the music is not often just for pleasure and has evolved serving a purpose
 . Animals are almost continuously busy with their sonic flirts and fights\
 , whether we hear them or not\, in air and water\, day and night. The acou
 stic ecology of species-specific habitats has shaped this music over evolu
 tionary time. The circumstances\, however\, for the function and evolution
  of animal communication have changed in air and in water\, with the globa
 l spread of noisy human activities. In the Anthropocene\, we can even spea
 k of ‘acoustic climate change’ and attention and action is required fo
 r moderating the acoustic future of the earth for the sake of animal song 
 persistence and our own physical and mental health.\n\n\nBiography\n\nHans
  Slabbekoorn is professor in Acoustic Ecology & Behaviour. He did his BSc 
 and MSc in Biology at Utrecht University (1988-1994)\, and received his Ph
 D at Leiden University (1994-1998). After post-doctoral positions at San F
 rancisco State University (1998-2001) and back at Leiden University (2001-
 2004)\, he stayed in Leiden at the Institute of Biology and became Assista
 nt Professor in 2004\, Associate Professor in 2012\, and Full Professor in
  2022. He has been away for brief periods as visiting professor\, at Paris
  Nanterre\, France (2011)\, NFU\, Harbin\, China (2015)\, FUB\, Salvador\,
  Brazil (2017)\, and Anton de Kom University of Suriname\, Paramaribo (202
 5). Over the years\, he has worked on plants\, primates\, birds\, fishes\,
  marine mammals\, and invertebrates. In recent and ongoing projects\, he i
 s investigating the effects of noise and light pollution in terrestrial an
 d aquatic ecosystems\, and he is particularly interested in applying the o
 ne health concept to urban ecology and providing fundamental knowledge to 
 ecological impact assessments of the offshore wind energy transition. Besi
 des research\, he is dedicated to teaching and has been responsible for co
 urses on: Behaviour & Conservation\, Trends in Behaviour & Ecology\,  Anim
 al Behaviour and Experimental Design\, Advanced Academic Skills\, Urban Ec
 ology & Evolution\, and seminar series on Human Evolution and Animal Perso
 nality. \n
LOCATION:Lady Mitchell Hall\, Sidgwick Avenue
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