Animal vocalisations and natural soundscapes are fascinating objects of study, and contain
valuable evidence about animal behaviours, populations and ecosystems. They are studied …

The focus of acoustic communication studies differs between birds and primates due to
differences between the avian and primate social structures. Contact calls exist in almost all …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Individual recognition is critical in social animal communication, but it has not been
demonstrated for a complete vocal repertoire. Deciphering the nature of individual …

Although a universal code for the acoustic features of animal vocal communication calls may
not exist, the thorough analysis of the distinctive acoustical features of vocalization …

Domestic cats have had a 10,000-year history of cohabitation with humans and seem to
have the ability to communicate with humans. However, this has not been widely examined …

The complex and melodic nature of many birds' songs has raised interest in potential
parallels between avian vocal sequences and human speech. The similarities between …

Bird vocal duets are joint displays where two individuals, generally a mated pair, produce
temporally coordinated vocalizations. Duets may contribute to pair bond maintenance, mate …

Unlearned calls are produced by all birds whereas learned songs are only found in three
avian taxa, most notably in songbirds. The neural basis for song learning and production is …

Many social animals use long-distance signals to attract mates and defend territories. They
face the twin challenges of discriminating between species to identify conspecific mates, and …