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La Trobe University: Melbourne, VIC, AU

2013 to present | Associate Professor (Ecological, Plant and Animal Sciences)
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John Lesku

Education and qualifications (3)

Max Planck Institute for Ornithology: Seewiesen, DE

2007 to 2011 | Dr. rer. nat.
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John Lesku

Indiana State University: Terre Haute, IN, US

2003 to 2006 | M.S.
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John Lesku

University of Guelph: Guelph, ON, CA

1998 to 2002 | B.Sc. (Zoology)
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Funding (3)

Are sleepy birds sloppy singers? Using songbirds to examine the relationships between sleep and vocal learning.

2024 to 2027 | Contract
Marsden Fund (Wellington, NZ)
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MFP-23-UOA-029

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MFP-UOA2307

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Royal Society Te Apārangi

Ecological role of sleep in maintaining optimal brain function in birds

2017-01-01 to 2022-12-31 | Grant
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: DP170101003
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Project DE140101075

2014-01-01 to 2016-12-31 | Grant
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
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GRANT_NUMBER: DE140101075
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Dangers of sleeping, and not sleeping enough, in war

Sleep
2025-01-04 | Journal article | Author
Part of ISSN: 0161-8105
Part of ISSN: 1550-9109
Contributors: John Lesku
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An electrophysiological correlate of sleep in a shark

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85197257299

Part of ISSN: 24715646 24715638
Contributors: Lesku, J.A.; Libourel, P.-A.; Kelly, M.L.; Hemmi, J.M.; Kerr, C.C.; Collin, S.P.; Radford, C.A.
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Apparent absence of hypothalamic cholinergic neurons in the common ostrich and emu: Implications for global brain states during sleep

Journal of Comparative Neurology
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85184739889

Part of ISSN: 10969861 00219967
Contributors: Mazengenya, P.; Lesku, J.A.; Rattenborg, N.C.; Manger, P.R.
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Australian magpies

Current Biology
2024 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85182785388

Part of ISSN: 18790445 09609822
Contributors: Johnsson, R.D.; Connelly, F.; Lesku, J.A.; Roth, T.C.
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Experimental playback of urban noise does not affect cognitive performance in captive Australian magpies

Biology Open
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85203239028

Part of ISSN: 20466390
Contributors: Connelly, F.; Johnsson, R.D.; Mulder, R.A.; Hall, M.L.; Lesku, J.A.
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Introduction to the Special Issue on Comparative Biology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85205683826

Part of ISSN: 24715646
Contributors: Ashley, N.T.; Lesku, J.A.
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Oxygen consumption rate of flatworms under the influence of wake- and sleep-promoting neurotransmitters

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85194565119

Part of ISSN: 24715646 24715638
Contributors: Omond, S.E.T.; Barker, R.G.; Sanislav, O.; Fisher, P.R.; Annesley, S.J.; Lesku, J.A.
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Semelparous marsupials reduce sleep for sex

Current Biology
2024 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85184063962

Part of ISSN: 18790445 09609822
Contributors: Zaid, E.; Rainsford, F.W.; Johnsson, R.D.; Valcu, M.; Vyssotski, A.L.; Meerlo, P.; Lesku, J.A.
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Why study sleep in flatworms?

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology
2024 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85149724609

Part of ISSN: 01741578
Contributors: Omond, S.E.T.; Lesku, J.A.
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Persistence of Nocturnality in Decapitated and Bisected Flatworms

Journal of Biological Rhythms
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85151079155

Part of ISSN: 15524531 07487304
Contributors: Omond, S.E.T.; Lesku, J.A.
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Sleep in birds

Encyclopedia of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms: Volume 1-6, Second Edition
2023 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-85152852323

Contributors: Ungurean, G.; Lesku, J.A.; Rattenborg, N.C.
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Sleep: Hemispheres fight for dominance

Current Biology
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85164418650

Part of ISSN: 18790445 09609822
Contributors: Libourel, P.-A.; Lesku, J.A.
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Widespread psychoactive pollutant augments daytime restfulness and disrupts diurnal activity rhythms in fish

Chemosphere
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85150449715

Part of ISSN: 18791298 00456535
Contributors: Tan, H.; Martin, J.M.; Alton, L.A.; Lesku, J.A.; Wong, B.B.M.
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Wild Australian magpies learn to pull intact, not broken, strings to obtain food

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85156255961

Part of ISSN: 14320762 03405443
Contributors: Johnsson, R.D.; Veillet, P.S.; Connelly, F.; Endler, J.A.; Roth, T.C.; Lesku, J.A.
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Wild white-capped noddies keep a cool head in a heated situation

Journal of Thermal Biology
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85178224282

Part of ISSN: 18790992 03064565
Contributors: Lesku, J.A.; Barker, R.G.; Elmes, H.; Robert, K.A.; Tworkowski, L.; Dutka, T.L.
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The missing cost of ecological sleep loss

SLEEP Advances
2022-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2632-5012
Contributors: John A Lesku; Niels C Rattenborg
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Preliminary evidence of tool use in an Australian magpie?

Behaviour
2022-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0005-7959
Contributors: Robin D. Johnsson; Farley Connelly; John A. Lesku
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Energetic costs and benefits of sleep

Current Biology
2022-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0960-9822
Contributors: John A. Lesku; Markus H. Schmidt
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Urban noise does not affect cognitive performance in wild Australian magpies

Animal Behaviour
2022-06 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0003-3472
Contributors: Farley Connelly; Michelle L. Hall; Robin D. Johnsson; Shona Elliot-Kerr; Belinda R. Dow; John A. Lesku; Raoul A. Mulder
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Sleep architecture and regulation of male dusky antechinus, an Australian marsupial

Sleep
2022-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0161-8105
Contributors: Erika Zaid; Alexei L Vyssotski; John A Lesku
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Acute treatment with 5-hydroxytryptophan increases social approach behaviour but does not activate serotonergic neurons in the dorsal raphe nucleus in juvenile male BALB/c mice: A model of human disorders with deficits of sociability

Journal of Psychopharmacology
2022-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0269-8811
Contributors: Adrian M Russo; Jennyfer M Payet; Stephen Kent; John A Lesku; Christopher A Lowry; Matthew W Hale
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Sleep loss impairs cognitive performance and alters song output in Australian magpies

Scientific Reports
2022-04 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2045-2322
Contributors: Robin D. Johnsson; Farley Connelly; Juliane Gaviraghi Mussoi; Alexei L. Vyssotski; Kristal E. Cain; Timothy C. Roth; John A. Lesku
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Energy conservation characterizes sleep in sharks

Biology Letters
2022-03-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1744-957X
Contributors: Michael L. Kelly; Selwyn P. Collins; John A. Lesku; Jan M. Hemmi; Shaun P. Collin; Craig A. Radford
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Neurotransmitters of sleep and wakefulness in flatworms

Sleep
2022-03-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0161-8105
Contributors: Shauni E T Omond; Matthew W Hale; John A Lesku
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Sleep in birds

Reference Module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology
2021 | Other
Contributors: Gianina Ungurean; John A. Lesku; Niels C. Rattenborg
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Homeostatic regulation of NREM sleep, but not REM sleep, in Australian magpies

Sleep
2021-08 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0161-8105
Contributors: Robin D Johnsson; Farley Connelly; Alexei L Vyssotski; Timothy C Roth; John A Lesku
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Light, Sleep and Performance in Diurnal Birds

Clocks & Sleep
2021-01 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Anne E. Aulsebrook; Robin D. Johnsson; John Lesku
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Evidence for Sleep in Sharks and Rays: Behavioural, Physiological, and Evolutionary Considerations

Brain, Behavior and Evolution
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85075879335

Contributors: Kelly, M.L.; Collin, S.P.; Hemmi, J.M.; Lesku, J.A.
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Evolution and plasticity of sleep

Current Opinion in Physiology
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85078401508

Contributors: Ungurean, G.; van der Meij, J.; Rattenborg, N.C.; Lesku, J.A.
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Urban noise restricts, fragments, and lightens sleep in Australian magpies

Environmental Pollution
2020 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0269-7491
Contributors: Farley Connelly; Robin D. Johnsson; Anne E. Aulsebrook; Raoul A. Mulder; Michelle L. Hall; Alexei L. Vyssotski; John A. Lesku
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What Is REM Sleep?

Current Biology
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85077194618

Contributors: Blumberg, M.S.; Lesku, J.A.; Libourel, P.-A.; Schmidt, M.H.; Rattenborg, N.C.
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White and Amber Light at Night Disrupt Sleep Physiology in Birds

Current Biology
2020-09 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0960-9822
Contributors: Anne E. Aulsebrook; Farley Connelly; Robin D. Johnsson; Therésa M. Jones; Raoul A. Mulder; Michelle L. Hall; Alexei L. Vyssotski; John A. Lesku
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Behavioural sleep in two species of buccal pumping sharks ( Heterodontus portusjacksoni and Cephaloscyllium isabellum )

Journal of Sleep Research
2020-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0962-1105
Contributors: Michael L. Kelly; Stefan Spreitzenbarth; Caroline C. Kerr; Jan M. Hemmi; John A. Lesku; Craig A. Radford; Shaun P. Collin
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Diverse Activity Rhythms in Sharks (Elasmobranchii)

Journal of Biological Rhythms
2020-06-11 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0748-7304
Contributors: Michael L. Kelly; Errol R. P. Murray; Caroline C. Kerr; Craig A. Radford; Shaun P. Collin; John A. Lesku; Jan M. Hemmi
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Streetlights Disrupt Night-Time Sleep in Urban Black Swans

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2020-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2296-701X
Contributors: Anne E. Aulsebrook; John A. Lesku; Raoul A. Mulder; Wolfgang Goymann; Alexei L. Vyssotski; Therésa M. Jones
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Assessment of the cooling-then-freezing method for euthanasia of amphibians and reptiles

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85068207450

Contributors: Shine, R.; Lesku, J.A.; Lillywhite, H.B.
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Behavioural Ecology: Sleeping Safely Carries Energetic Costs

Current Biology
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85070574702

Contributors: Tworkowski, L.; Lesku, J.A.
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Cassowary casques act as thermal windows

Scientific Reports
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85061515966

Contributors: Eastick, D.L.; Tattersall, G.J.; Watson, S.J.; Lesku, J.A.; Robert, K.A.
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Evolution of Sleep and Adaptive Sleeplessness

Handbook of Behavioral Neuroscience
2019 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-85067562620

Part of ISSN: 15697339
Contributors: Lesku, J.A.; Aulsebrook, A.E.; Kelly, M.L.; Tisdale, R.K.
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Evolutionary Perspectives on Sleep

Dreams: Understanding Biology, Psychology, and Culture: Volume 1
2019 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85214610040

Contributors: Lesku, J.; Aulsebrook, A.; Zaid, E.
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Local aspects of avian non-rem and rem sleep

Frontiers in Neuroscience
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85068538740

Contributors: Rattenborg, N.C.; Van Der Meij, J.; Beckers, G.J.L.; Lesku, J.A.
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Social approach, anxiety, and altered tryptophan hydroxylase 2 activity in juvenile BALB/c and C57BL/6J mice

Behavioural Brain Research
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85048952796

Contributors: Russo, A.M.; Lawther, A.J.; Prior, B.M.; Isbel, L.; Somers, W.G.; Lesku, J.A.; Richdale, A.L.; Dissanayake, C.; Kent, S.; Lowry, C.A. et al.
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Validation of ‘somnivore’, a machine learning algorithm for automated scoring and analysis of polysomnography data

Frontiers in Neuroscience
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85065910116

Contributors: Allocca, G.; Ma, S.; Martelli, D.; Cerri, M.; Del Vecchio, F.; Bastianini, S.; Zoccoli, G.; Amici, R.; Morairty, S.R.; Aulsebrook, A.E. et al.
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Bird-like propagating brain activity in anesthetized Nile crocodiles

Sleep
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85055655490

Contributors: Tisdale, R.K.; Lesku, J.A.; Beckers, G.J.L.; Rattenborg, N.C.
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Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85055618329

Contributors: Aulsebrook, A.E.; Jones, T.M.; Mulder, R.A.; Lesku, J.A.
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Impacts of artificial light at night on sleep: A review and prospectus

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85055487712

Contributors: Aulsebrook, A.E.; Jones, T.M.; Mulder, R.A.; Lesku, J.A.
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Plumage color manipulation has no effect on social dominance or fitness in zebra finches

Behavioral Ecology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85044217343

Contributors: Jerónimo, S.; Khadraoui, M.; Wang, D.; Martin, K.; Lesku, J.A.; Robert, K.A.; Schlicht, E.; Forstmeier, W.; Kempenaers, B.
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Spectral properties of brain activity under two anesthetics and their potential for inducing natural sleep in birds

Frontiers in Neuroscience
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85057751794

Contributors: Tisdale, R.K.; Tieri, L.; Rattenborg, N.C.; Beckers, G.J.L.; Lesku, J.A.
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The cascading pathogenic consequences of sarcoptes scabiei infection that manifest in host disease

Royal Society Open Science
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85045768649

Contributors: Martin, A.M.; Fraser, T.A.; Lesku, J.A.; Simpson, K.; Roberts, G.L.; Garvey, J.; Polkinghorne, A.; Burridge, C.P.; Carver, S.
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The low-down on sleeping down low: Pigeons shift to lighter forms of sleep when sleeping near the ground

Journal of Experimental Biology
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85054465930

Contributors: Tisdale, R.K.; Lesku, J.A.; Beckers, G.J.L.; Vyssotski, A.L.; Rattenborg, N.C.
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