What’s occurring? Ultrasonic signature whistle use in Welsh bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
| العنوان: | What’s occurring? Ultrasonic signature whistle use in Welsh bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) |
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| المؤلفون: | Sarah Perry, Steve Hartley, Helen M. Hiley, Stephanie L. King |
| المصدر: | Hiley, H M, Perry, S, Hartley, S & King, S 2017, ' What’s occurring? Ultrasonic signature whistle use in Welsh bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) ', Bioacoustics, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 25-35 . https://doi.org/10.1080/09524622.2016.1174885 |
| بيانات النشر: | Informa UK Limited, 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | 0106 biological sciences, ultrasonic, Vocal communication, bottlenose dolphin, Population level, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Welsh, 0103 physical sciences, 010301 acoustics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Communication, Ecology, biology, business.industry, Repertoire, vocal learning, Bottlenose dolphin, biology.organism_classification, language.human_language, Signature (logic), language, Vocal learning, Signature whistles, business, Regional differences |
| الوصف: | Animal communication signals are diverse. The types of sounds that animals produce, and the way that information is encoded in those sounds, not only varies between species but can also vary geographically within a species. Therefore, an understanding of the vocal repertoire at the population level is important for providing insight into regional differences in vocal communication signals. One species whose vocal repertoire has received considerable attention is the bottlenose dolphin. This species is well known for its use of individually distinctive identity signals, known as signature whistles. Bottlenose dolphins use their signature whistles to broadcast their identity and to maintain contact with social companions. Signature whistles are not innate, but are learnt signals that develop within the first few months of an animal’s life. It is therefore unsurprising that studies which have characterized signature whistles in wild populations of bottlenose dolphins have provided evidence of geographic variation in signature whistle structure. Here, we describe the occurrence of signature whistles in a previously unexplored wild population of bottlenose dolphins in Cardigan Bay, Wales. We present the first occurrence of a signature whistle with an ultrasonic fundamental frequency component (>30 kHz), a frequency band that was not thought to be utilized by this species for whistle communication. We also describe the occurrence of an ultrasonic non-signature whistle. Our findings highlight the importance of conducting regional studies in order to fully quantify a species’ vocal repertoire, and call into question the efficacy of those studies that use restricted sampling rates. |
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| تدمد: | 2165-0586 0952-4622 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::4a3d388f92e0832ed8c2889eb7dae6db https://doi.org/10.1080/09524622.2016.1174885 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....4a3d388f92e0832ed8c2889eb7dae6db |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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