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Senzaki Lab
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A lab that studies how noise and artificial light affect wild animals.
AboutAbout the lab
Studying how human life and wildlife are connected.
The Senzaki Lab studies the effects of human activities on wildlife and the conservation of biodiversity.
Birds are the main subjects, but the lab also works with mammals, amphibians, insects, and herbaceous plants.
The central theme is the effects of anthropogenic noise and artificial light on animals.
Because all of the research involves field surveys or field experiments, the lab says it is fine if you have not studied ecology as an undergraduate, as long as you are interested in that kind of work.
Key terms
- Biodiversity
- The state in which many different kinds of living things live within their relationships with one another
- Anthropogenic noise
- Sound produced by human activities, such as cars and factories. It can interfere with animals communicating with each other through calls
- Community
- A collection of many different kinds of organisms living in the same place
NewsLab news
Predicting the conservation value of abandoned farmland through a nationwide survey and meta-analysis
Identifying the causes of decline in the endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper from 70 years of data
Showing that grasshoppers along roads may change their sound-producing organs in response to noise
Using Swinhoe's Rail to show how the Japanese archipelago supports the persistence of continental populations
Showing what influences willingness to pay for conservation of the wintering grounds of migratory birds
ResearchResearch themes
The lab's research centers on the effects of human activities on wildlife and the conservation of biodiversity. Birds are the main subjects, and the lab also investigates changes in bird population sizes, with a focus on the effects of noise and artificial light.
*Illustrative imageEffects of noise and artificial light on animals
It has become clear that anthropogenic noise and artificial light interfere with animals' use of their hearing and vision. The lab investigates these effects at levels ranging from individual behavior to communities, through manipulative experiments and field experiments.
*Illustrative imageChanges in bird population sizes and assessment of their current status
While many bird species native to Japan are declining, for many species the basic information needed for conservation is not sufficiently available. The lab works on collecting and publishing such information.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorMasayuki Senzaki
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Report an errorAbout the images
The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Brazil star trails and birds in light pollution photography in Rio beach at night” P.bajelan / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Effects of noise and artificial light on animals: “Ural Owls” (c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Changes in bird population sizes and assessment of their current status: “Kabushima, -8 May 2010 b” 張振 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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