Cuckoo folklore and human well-being: Cuckoo calls predict how long farmers live

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F17%3A71119" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/17:71119 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.00.006" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.00.006</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.00.006" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.00.006</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Cuckoo folklore and human well-being: Cuckoo calls predict how long farmers live

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

The number of repeats in cuckoo Cuculus canorus calls (syllables) is widely believed across large parts of Europe to reflect longevity in the person who counts the calls. Here we test this unlikely hypothesis by using information on longevity of farmers, farm size and biodiversity, the presence of cuckoos and the number of syllables in calls of cuckoos in northern Denmark. We show that longevity of farmers is related to farm size and number of syllables, which in turn are related to biodiversity, and that biodiversity as reflected by breeding bird species richness predicts presence of cuckoos and in turn the number of syllables. This implies that longevity of farmers is directly and indirectly related to farm size and in turn to the number of syllables. This suggests that cuckoo calls may indeed reflect longevity of humans in the neighborhood as revealed by longevity of farmers. In addition, this study of cuckoo calls links folklore to conservation.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Cuckoo folklore and human well-being: Cuckoo calls predict how long farmers live

Popis výsledku anglicky

The number of repeats in cuckoo Cuculus canorus calls (syllables) is widely believed across large parts of Europe to reflect longevity in the person who counts the calls. Here we test this unlikely hypothesis by using information on longevity of farmers, farm size and biodiversity, the presence of cuckoos and the number of syllables in calls of cuckoos in northern Denmark. We show that longevity of farmers is related to farm size and number of syllables, which in turn are related to biodiversity, and that biodiversity as reflected by breeding bird species richness predicts presence of cuckoos and in turn the number of syllables. This implies that longevity of farmers is directly and indirectly related to farm size and in turn to the number of syllables. This suggests that cuckoo calls may indeed reflect longevity of humans in the neighborhood as revealed by longevity of farmers. In addition, this study of cuckoo calls links folklore to conservation.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10619 - Biodiversity conservation

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2017

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

ISSN

1470-160X

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

2017

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

72

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

3

Strana od-do

766-768

Kód UT WoS článku

000398426200073

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-84988023781