Researcher
Thomas Raap
- Research Expertise:Physyiological and behavioural research on birds.
- Keywords:LIGHT POLLUTION, Biology
- Disciplines:Animal biology, Bioinformatics and computational biology, Ecology, Evolutionary biology, General biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular and cell biology, Plant biology, Systems biology, Other biological sciences, Other natural sciences
- Research techniques:Behavioural research on birds
- Users of research expertise:Ecological researchers
Affiliations
- Behavioural Ecology & Ecophysiology (Research group)
Member
From1 Oct 2013 → 30 Nov 2021
Projects
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- An experimental study on the effects of long term exposure to artificial light at night on free-living great tits (Parus major) and the effectiveness of part-night lighting as mitigating strategy.From1 Apr 2020 → 31 Mar 2021Funding: BOF - projects
- An integrated study on the effects of long term exposure to artificial light at night in free-living great tits (Parus major) and on the effectiveness of mitigating strategies.From1 Oct 2018 → 30 Sep 2022Funding: FWO fellowships
- Short and long term effects of light pollution on the great tit (Parus major) and the effectiveness of mitigating strategies.From1 Oct 2016 → 30 Sep 2018Funding: FWO fellowships
- Short and long term effects of light pollution on the great tit (Parus major) and the effectiveness of mitigating strategies.From1 Oct 2014 → 30 Sep 2016Funding: FWO fellowships
Publications
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- Response of bats to light with different spectra: light-shy and agile bat presence is affected by white and green, but not red light(2017)
Authors: Kamiel Spoelstra, Roy H. A. van Grunsven, Jip J. C. Ramakers, Kim B. Ferguson, Thomas Raap, Maurice Donners, Elmar M. Veenendaal, Marcel E. Visser
- The female perspective of personality in a wild songbird(2017)
Authors: Bert Thys, Annie Pinxten, Thomas Raap, Gilles De Meester, Hector Fabio Rivera Gutierrez, Marcel Eens
Pages: 1 - 10 - Neither artificial light at night, anthropogenic noise nor distance from roads are associated with oxidative status of nestlings in an urban population of songbirds(2017)
Authors: Giulia Casasole, Thomas Raap, David Constantini, Hamada Abd Elgawad, Han Asard, Annie Pinxten, Marcel Eens
Pages: 14 - 21 - Disruptive effects of light pollution on sleep in free-living birds(2017)
Authors: Thomas Raap, Jiachen Sun, Annie Pinxten, Marcel Eens
Pages: 13 - 19 - Ambient anthropogenic noise but not light is associated with the ecophysiology of free-living songbird nestlings(2017)
Authors: Thomas Raap, Annie Pinxten, Nina Dehnhard, Marcel Eens
Pages: 1 - 8 - Artificial light at night affects body mass but not oxidative status in free-living nestling songbirds(2016)
Authors: Thomas Raap, David Costantini, Hamada Abd Elgawad, Han Asard, Annie Pinxten, Marcel Eens
Pages: 1 - 8 - Artificial light at night disrupts sleep in female great tits (**Parus major**) during the nestling period, and is followed by a sleep rebound(2016)
Authors: Thomas Raap, Annie Pinxten, Marcel Eens
Pages: 125 - 134 - Early life exposure to artificial light at night affects the physiological condition(2016)
Authors: Thomas Raap, Annie Pinxten, Marcel Eens
Pages: 909 - 914 - The effect of fire on the habitat use of the Black-eared Miner Manorina melanotis(2015)
Authors: Thomas Raap, Griet Van Schoote, Marjolein van Dieren, Chris Hedger, Henry Kuipers, Martijn Weterings
Pages: 79 - 90 - The effect of fire on the habitat use of the Black-eared Miner **Manorina melanoti**(2015)
Authors: Thomas Raap, Griet Van Schoote, Marjolein van Dieren, Chris Hedger, Henry Kuipers, Martijn Weterings
Pages: 79 - 90