A5024798328- Avian ecology and behavior
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Impact of Light on Environment and Health
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Plant and animal studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI)
- Urban Heat Island Mitigation
- COVID-19 impact on air quality
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Animal testing and alternatives
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Text Readability and Simplification
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
Eötvös Loránd University
2020-2025
Kiskunság National Park
2025
Semmelweis University
2025
National Institute of Medical Rehabilitation
2023
University of Pannonia
2018-2022
Institute for Soil Sciences
2020-2022
Babeș-Bolyai University
2013-2015
Abstract As urban areas continue to expand globally, a deeper understanding of the functioning green spaces is crucial for maintaining habitats that effectively support wildlife within our cities. Cities typically harbor wide variety nonnative vegetation, providing limited insect populations. The resulting scarcity arthropods has been increasingly linked adverse effects at higher trophic levels, such as reduced reproductive success insectivorous birds in environments. However, responses by...
Abstract The altered ecological and environmental conditions in towns cities strongly affect demographic traits of urban animal populations, for example avian reproductive success is often reduced. Previous work suggests that this partly driven by low insect availability during the breeding season, but robust experimental evidence supports food limitation hypothesis not yet available. We tested core predictions using a controlled experiment provided supplementary (nutritionally enhanced...
Summary The functional significance of intra‐ and interspecific structural variations in the flight feathers birds is poorly understood. Here, a phylogenetic comparative analysis four features (rachis width, barb barbule density porosity) proximal distal primary 137 European bird species was conducted. Flight type (flapping soaring, flapping gliding, continuous or passerine type), habitat (terrestrial, riparian aquatic), wing characteristics (wing area, S aspect ratio, AR ) moult strategy...
Increasing human presence and activities in the environment of wild animals expose them to persistent disturbances. Individuals disturbed populations often become tolerant towards humans, although underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. We used playback experiments manipulate perceived level disturbance during breeding great tits (Parus major). found that incubating females remained more on nest, parents caring for their nestlings exhibited lower vigilance shorter return latencies after...
Climate change and urbanisation are among the most salient human-induced changes affecting Earth’s biota. Extreme weather events can have high biological impacts becoming more frequent recently. In cities, urban heat island amplify intensity frequency of hot events. However, joint effects microclimate on wildlife unclear, as populations may either suffer from increased stress or adapt to tolerate warmer temperatures. Here, we test whether reproductive success great tits ( Parus major )...
Abstract The ubiquitous activity of humans is a fundamental feature urban environments affecting local wildlife in several ways. Testing the influence human disturbance would ideally need experimental approach, however, cities, this challenging at relevant spatial and temporal scales. Thus, to better understand ecological effects activity, we exploited opportunity that city-wide lockdowns due COVID-19 pandemic provided during spring 2020. We assessed changes reproductive success great tits (...
OPINION article Front. Psychol., 20 October 2020Sec. Comparative Psychology Volume 11 - 2020 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.555487
Abstract Alternation of day and night is the oldest cycle on Earth, which increasingly disturbed by accelerating rate urbanization technological development. Despite ubiquity light pollution in cities, many aspects its influence urban ecosystems are still poorly understood. Here we studied effect artificial at (ALAN) biomass arboreal caterpillar populations, a major component diet insectivorous animals. We predicted that increasing ALAN intensity associated with reduced biomass, because may...
Video recordings are commonly used to study the types, amount, and size of food items provided nestling birds. However, accuracy repeatability estimates from video has not been examined. We assessed three aspects reliability measuring prey Great Tits (Parus major) provisioning nestlings. To test measurements (length width) determine volume, we molded artificial plasticine caterpillars compared their volume as determined using length width on screenshots (using vertical diameter nest-box...
The plumage of birds plays an essential role in thermal insulation and influences the heat tolerance birds. These functions are mainly determined by number density feathers, but it is unclear how feather responds to environmental changes wild populations. In urban birds, both high temperature limited food could generate traits. To investigate effect urbanization, we compared feathers nestlings between forest Great Tits Parus major using a novel non‐invasive method. We showed that have fewer...
Urban areas differ from natural habitats in several environmental features that influence the characteristics of animals living there. For example, birds often start breeding seasonally earlier and fledge fewer offspring per brood cities than habitats. However, longer seasons may increase frequency double-brooding urban compared with nonurban populations, thus potentially increasing birds' annual reproductive output resulting lower habitat difference success estimated by studies focusing on...
Urban animals often show bolder behaviour towards humans than their nonurban conspecifics. However, it is unclear to what extent this difference due consistent individual characteristics or plasticity such as habituation. To address question, we investigated parental risk-taking in 371 female great tits urban and forest populations by checking nest repeatedly (several times per week, for up nine breeding episodes) recording behavioural responses recurring disturbance during incubation. We...
Urbanization is one of the strongest habitat transforming processes today that has resulted in changes ecological conditions for wild populations. In birds, limitation natural food sources and a warmer microclimate cities can potentially influence development functioning plumage may have important fitness consequences. Despite its potential significance, structure urban birds are largely unexplored it unclear whether how they respond to such as different constraints selection pressures. this...
Abstract Climate change and urbanization are among the most salient human-induced changes affecting Earth’s biota. Extreme weather events can have high biological impacts becoming more frequent recently. In cities, urban heat island amplify intensity frequency of hot events. However, joint effects microclimate on wildlife unclear, as populations may either suffer from increased stress or become adapted to warmer temperatures. Here we test whether reproductive success great tits ( Parus major...
Abstract Expertise in science, particularly animal behaviour, may provide people with the capacity to better judgments contrast lay people. Here we explore whether experts a more objective, accurate and coherent evaluation of recently reported anecdote on Atlantic puffin ( Fratercula arctica ) “tool use” (recorded video) which was published major scientific journal but received some scepticism. We relied citizen science developed questionnaire measure ethology ornithology agree or disagree...
Purpose: This study aimed to analyse the experience of two participating workplaces in introducing innovative robotically assisted rehabilitation clinical practice and influencing quality life patients. Methodology/Approach: Online questionnaires were distributed staff workplaces, Functional Independence Measurement (FIM) Barthel index measured before start after completion rehabilitation. Results showed that robots highly effective, easy use, significant achieving therapeutic goal....
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Abstract The ubiquitous activity of humans is a fundamental feature urban environments affecting local wildlife in several ways. Testing the influence human disturbance would ideally need experimental approach, however, cities, this challenging at relevant spatial and temporal scales. Thus, to better understand ecological effects activity, we exploited opportunity that city-wide lockdowns due COVID-19 pandemic provided during spring 2020. We assessed changes reproductive success great tits (...