التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Callback response of dugongs to conspecific chirp playbacks. |
| المؤلفون: |
Ichikawa, Kotaro, Akamatsu, Tomonari, Shinke, Tomio, Adulyanukosol, Kanjana, Arai, Nobuaki |
| المصدر: |
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America; Jun2011, Vol. 129 Issue 6, p3623-3629, 7p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
DUGONG, ANIMAL sound recording & reproducing, ANIMAL sound production, PULSE frequency modulation, UNDERWATER acoustics, BEHAVIOR |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: |
THAILAND |
| مستخلص: |
Dugongs (Dugong dugon) produce bird-like calls such as chirps and trills. The vocal responses of dugongs to playbacks of several acoustic stimuli were investigated. Animals were exposed to four different playback stimuli: a recorded chirp from a wild dugong, a synthesized down-sweep sound, a synthesized constant-frequency sound, and silence. Wild dugongs vocalized more frequently after playback of broadcast chirps than that after constant-frequency sounds or silence. The down-sweep sound also elicited more vocal responses than did silence. No significant difference was found between the broadcast chirps and the down-sweep sound. The ratio of wild dugong chirps to all calls and the dominant frequencies of the wild dugong calls were significantly higher during playbacks of broadcast chirps, down-sweep sounds, and constant-frequency sounds than during those of silence. The source level and duration of dugong chirps increased significantly as signaling distance increased. No significant correlation was found between signaling distance and the source level of trills. These results show that dugongs vocalize to playbacks of frequency-modulated signals and suggest that the source level of dugong chirps may be manipulated to compensate for transmission loss between the source and receiver. This study provides the first behavioral observations revealing the function of dugong chirps. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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