Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound: Volume 1

Christine Erbe holds an M.Sc. degree in Physics (University of Dortmund, Germany) and a Ph.D. in Geophysics (University of British Columbia, Canada). She worked as a Research Scientist at Fisheries and Oceans Canada, was Director of JASCO Applied Sciences Australia, and after a brief stint in high-school education, returned to academia as Director of the Centre for Marine Science and Technology at Curtin University (Perth, WA, Australia). Christine’s interests are underwater sound (biotic, abiotic, and anthropogenic), sound propagation, signal processing, and noise effects on marine fauna. She’s a John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, former Chair of the Animal Bioacoustics Technical Committee of the Acoustical Society of America, and former Chair of the international conference series on The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life.Jeanette A. Thomas obtained her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from theUniversity of Minnesota (1979) on underwater vocalizations of Weddell seals in the Antarctic. She was Director of the Bioacoustics Laboratory at Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute (San Diego, CA, USA), a Senior Scientist at the Naval Ocean Systems Center (Kailua, HI, USA), and Professor in Biology at Western Illinois University (WIU; Macomb, IL, USA), where she helped established a Master’s degree program in Biology in collaboration with Shedd Aquarium (Chicago, IL, USA). In 2000, she developed the WIU Graduate Certificate in Zoo and Aquarium Studies. Jeanette received several awards through WIU: Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, Outstanding Researcher, and Distinguished Alumni. Jeanette was President of The Society for Marine Mammalogy (1994-1996) and Editor for Aquatic Mammals (2000-2009). Jeanette passed away unexpectedly on 16 July 2018.

• Introduction.- Advances in  Bioacoustical Methods and Equipment.- Data collection methods.- Equipment Considerations.- Environmental effects on sound .- Source-path-receiver Model for airborne sounds.- Source-path-receiver Model for underwater sounds.- Sound Analysis Methods, Displays, Key acoustic terms.- Analysis Displays of animal sounds.- Statistical analysis and classification methods used in bioacoustical research.- Anatomical, behavioral, and physiological methods for audiometric studies on animals.- Effects of anthropogenic noise by taxa.- Future equipment, methods, and analysis in bioacoustics.- Glossary of Terms.

“The edited volume Exploring Animal Behavior through Sound is written by bioacoustics experts from across the globe ... . this volume is an extremely valuable resource for ecology students and researchers who want to add bioacoustics to their toolbox. It is also a very important and useful read for any researcher who works on protecting species and habitats.” (Oded Berger-Tal, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 98 (4), December, 2023)