The influence of human disturbance on wildlife nocturnality

@article{Gaynor2018TheIO,
  title={The influence of human disturbance on wildlife nocturnality},
  author={Kaitlyn M. Gaynor and Cheryl Ellen Hojnowski and Neil H. Carter and Justin S. Brashares},
  journal={Science},
  year={2018},
  volume={360},
  pages={1232 - 1235},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:49212187}
}
A global study of anthropogenic effects on mammal diel activity patterns, conducting a meta-analysis of 76 studies of 62 species from six continents revealed a strong effect of humans on daily patterns of wildlife activity.
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