Acoustic Communication in Animals

From Insect Wingbeats to Human Music (Bioacoustics Series Vol.1)

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Research fromJapan and regions that have been underrepresented in previous literature can offer new ideas and unique perspectives in the study of bioacoustics. Readers can grasp the progress of this research field in a broad range of species in one book.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-06-18
Mått155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt573 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor231
FörlagSpringer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN9789819908301

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Yoshimasa Seki is Professor in the Department of Psychology at Aichi University, Japan. He has studied avian vocal learning for about 20 years in labs at Chiba University, The University of Maryland, RIKEN, The University of Tokyo and the current institution. He had been a member of the editorial board of Ornithological Science, the official journal of The Ornithological Society of Japan, from 2013 to 2022.

Chapter 1. Using knowledge about human vocal behaviour to understand acoustic communication in animals and the evolution of language and music.- Chapter 2. Acoustic communication in fruit flies and mosquitoes.- Chapter 3. Multiple functions of ultrasonic courtship song in moths.- Chapter 4. Recent progress in studies on acoustic communication of crickets.- Chapter 5. Vocal imitation, a specialized brain function that facilitates cultural transmission in songbirds.- Chapter 6. Dancing in singing songbirds: Choreography in Java sparrows.- Chapter 7. Vocal communication in corvids: who emits, what information and benefits?.- Chapter 8. Affiliation, synchronization, and rhythm production by birds.- Chapter 9. Cockatiels: a research subject for studying capability for music production.- Chapter 10. Acoustic properties and biological significance of ultrasonic vocalizations in rodents: emotional expressions.- Chapter 11. Effects of acoustic interference on the echolocation behaviorof bats.- Chapter 12. Diverse sound use and sensitivity in auditory communication by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes).- Chapter 13. The Interplay among the linguistic environment, language perception, and production in children’s language-specific development.- Chapter 14. Sound processing in the auditory periphery: toward speech communication and music comprehension.