Animal acoustic communication often takes the form of complex sequences, made up of
multiple distinct acoustic units. Apart from the well‐known example of birdsong, other …

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) produce individually distinctive signature whistles
that broadcast the identity of the caller. Unlike voice cues that affect all calls of an animal …

In animal communication research, vocal labeling refers to incidents in which an animal
consistently uses a specific acoustic signal when presented with a specific object or class of …

Abstract In Shark Bay, Western Australia, male bottlenose dolphins form a complex nested
alliance hierarchy. At the first level, pairs or trios of unrelated males cooperate to herd …

Bottlenose dolphins make many different sounds that have been recorded and described by
researchers for over 60 years. This species, Tursiops truncatus, is arguably the most studied …

Studies of social ecology can benefit from long-term observations, as these provide
researchers with opportunities to distinguish between the relative contributions of life history …

Cetacean watching from tour boats has increased in recent years and has been promoted
as an ethically viable alternative to cetacean viewing in captive facilities or directed take …

The bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, is one of very few animals that, through vocal
learning, can invent novel acoustic signals and copy whistles of conspecifics. Furthermore …

Vocal interactions are intrinsic features of social groups and can play a pivotal role in social
bonding. 1, 2 Dunbar's social bonding hypothesis posits that vocal exchanges evolved to" …

Recreational boats are a dominant source of underwater noise in coastal areas, but reliable
boat noise assessment is generally lacking. Here the Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) of …