Acoustic signals mediate mate choice, resource defense, and species recognition in a broad
range of taxa. It has been proposed, therefore, that divergence in acoustic signals plays a …

Publisher Summary Environmental noise can affect acoustic communication through limiting
the broadcast area, or active space, of a signal by decreasing signal-to-noise ratios at the …

This article presents a unifying theory of soundscape ecology, which brings the idea of the
soundscape—the collection of sounds that emanate from landscapes—into a research and …

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

There is a bewildering diversity of signals, sensory systems, and signaling behavior. A
consideration of how these traits affect each other's evolution explains some of this diversity …

We summarize the foundational elements of a new area of research we call soundscape
ecology. The study of sound in landscapes is based on an understanding of how sound …

Acoustic communication is crucial to humans and many other tetrapods, including birds,
frogs, crocodilians, and mammals. However, large-scale patterns in its evolution are largely …

Throughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding
predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment …

1. The impact of environmental background noise on the performance of territorial songs
was examined in free-ranging nightingales (Luscinia megarhynchos Brehm). An analysis of …

Urbanization leads to homogenization of avian communities through local extinction of rare
bird species and increasing numbers of the same common urban bird species over large …