Signature whistles exhibit a 'fade-in' and then 'fade-out' pattern of relative amplitude declination.
Behav Processes
; 200: 104690, 2022 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
Bottlenose dolphins have individually distinct signature whistles that are characterized by a stereotyped frequency-time contour. Signature whistles are commonly exchanged with short time delays between calls. Dolphin whistles are produced by pressurized nasal sacs that increase and then decrease in pressure over emission. This study found that the relative amplitude modulation pattern over time exhibited the same fade-in and then fade-out pattern in the signature whistles of eight bottlenose dolphins at the Navy in San Diego, CA. Both the initial and final five percent of the whistle's duration also had significantly lower mean relative amplitude than the center five percent. The current analyses of the amplitude-time relationship was then integrated to a previously reported model of the negative relationship between relative log amplitude and log peak frequency. This produced a more robust model for accounting for the predictable aspects of the more broadly non-stereotyped amplitude modulations of signature whistles. Whether dolphins can intentionally manipulate these amplitude features or they are simple by-products of the sound production system, and further whether they are perceived and utilized by receivers, is an exciting area for continued research.
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Vocalización Animal
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Delfín Mular
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Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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Behav Processes
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2022
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