Underwater noise, whether of natural or anthropogenic origin, has the ability to interfere with
the way in which marine mammals receive acoustic signals (ie, for communication, social …

The evolution of speech can be studied independently of the evolution of language, with the
advantage that most aspects of speech acoustics, physiology and neural control are shared …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Migration, broadly defined as directional movement to take advantage of spatially distributed
resources, is a dramatic behaviour and an important component of many life histories that …

Many marine mammals communicate by emitting sounds that pass through water. Such
sounds can be received across great distances and can influence the behavior of these …

In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to
knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea …

Studies of animal culture have not normally included a consideration of cetaceans.
However, with several long-term field studies now maturing, this situation should change …

A key goal of conservation is to protect biodiversity by supporting the long-term persistence
of viable, natural populations of wild species. Conservation practice has long been guided …

In this chapter we survey the occurrence of vocal learning in mammals and discuss possible
reasons it has evolved. But first it is important to be clear about what we mean by “vocal …

Working memory represents the ability of the brain to hold externally or internally driven
information for relatively short periods of time,. Persistent neuronal activity is the elementary …