Cryptic impact: Visual detection of corona light and avoidance of power lines by reindeer
Assessing the impact of human development on animals is complicated by the fact that overt effects may have covert causes. Cryptic impacts (sensu Raiter et al. 2014) can arise where sensory stimuli to which species respond fall outside the human sensory range. Ultraviolet (UV) light, which is detect...
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ftoslouniv:oai:www.duo.uio.no:10852/93826 2023-05-15T18:04:23+02:00 Cryptic impact: Visual detection of corona light and avoidance of power lines by reindeer ENEngelskEnglishCryptic impact: Visual detection of corona light and avoidance of power lines by reindeer Tyler, N. J. C. Stokkan, Karl-Arne Hogg, Christopher Nellemann, C Vistnes, Arnt Inge 2016-01-18T09:46:04Z http://hdl.handle.net/10852/93826 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-96382 https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.620 EN eng http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-96382 Tyler, N. J. C. Stokkan, Karl-Arne Hogg, Christopher Nellemann, C Vistnes, Arnt Inge . Cryptic impact: Visual detection of corona light and avoidance of power lines by reindeer. Wildlife Society Bulletin (WSB). 2016, 40(1), 50-58 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/93826 1315388 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=Wildlife Society Bulletin (WSB)&rft.volume=40&rft.spage=50&rft.date=2016 Wildlife Society Bulletin (WSB) 40 1 50 58 https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.620 URN:NBN:no-96382 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/93826/1/article24279.pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ CC-BY-NC-ND 0091-7648 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed PublishedVersion 2016 ftoslouniv https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.620 2022-05-04T22:34:03Z Assessing the impact of human development on animals is complicated by the fact that overt effects may have covert causes. Cryptic impacts (sensu Raiter et al. 2014) can arise where sensory stimuli to which species respond fall outside the human sensory range. Ultraviolet (UV) light, which is detected by a range of nonprimate mammals, is a potential example. We review evidence that dark-adapted eyes of reindeer–caribou Rangifer tarandus can detect light at 330–410 nm emitted by electrical corona on high-voltage power lines, which is necessarily barely visible to humans. Based on this, we suggest that the superior ability of Rangifer to detect corona UV light may partly account for the tendency of the animals to avoid power lines. Rangifer has UV-permissive ocular media that transmit approximately 15 times more corona light than human eyes. Retinal irradiance under full dilation is in the order of 7 times greater in Rangifer compared with humans. Seasonal transformation of the tapetum lucidum substantially increases retinal sensitivity in this species in winter. Threshold distances of detection of corona by Rangifer are in the order of hundreds of meters. Displays of corona may catch the animals' attention, and plume coronas, in particular, may induce the illusion of motion (the phi phenomenon), thereby falsely signaling the presence of potential predators. Both features are likely to increase wariness and cause animals to withdraw from the source of the stimulus. We suggest that spatial and temporal variability of corona contributes to substantial variation observed in the strength and persistence of avoidance responses in Rangifer at these structures. © 2016 The Authors. Wildlife Society Bulletin published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of The Wildlife Society. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus Universitet i Oslo: Digitale utgivelser ved UiO (DUO) Wildlife Society Bulletin 40 1 50 58 |
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Assessing the impact of human development on animals is complicated by the fact that overt effects may have covert causes. Cryptic impacts (sensu Raiter et al. 2014) can arise where sensory stimuli to which species respond fall outside the human sensory range. Ultraviolet (UV) light, which is detected by a range of nonprimate mammals, is a potential example. We review evidence that dark-adapted eyes of reindeer–caribou Rangifer tarandus can detect light at 330–410 nm emitted by electrical corona on high-voltage power lines, which is necessarily barely visible to humans. Based on this, we suggest that the superior ability of Rangifer to detect corona UV light may partly account for the tendency of the animals to avoid power lines. Rangifer has UV-permissive ocular media that transmit approximately 15 times more corona light than human eyes. Retinal irradiance under full dilation is in the order of 7 times greater in Rangifer compared with humans. Seasonal transformation of the tapetum lucidum substantially increases retinal sensitivity in this species in winter. Threshold distances of detection of corona by Rangifer are in the order of hundreds of meters. Displays of corona may catch the animals' attention, and plume coronas, in particular, may induce the illusion of motion (the phi phenomenon), thereby falsely signaling the presence of potential predators. Both features are likely to increase wariness and cause animals to withdraw from the source of the stimulus. We suggest that spatial and temporal variability of corona contributes to substantial variation observed in the strength and persistence of avoidance responses in Rangifer at these structures. © 2016 The Authors. Wildlife Society Bulletin published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of The Wildlife Society. |
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