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 …

Recent advances in bioacoustics combined with acoustic individual identification (AIID)
could open frontiers for ecological and evolutionary research because traditional methods of …

Human caregivers interacting with children typically modify their speech in ways that
promote attention, bonding, and language acquisition. Although this “motherese,” or child …

Delphinid communication has been shaped by the marine environment. This resulted in
specific adaptations such as echolocation and a sophisticated communication system that …

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 …

Vocal learning is relatively common in birds but less so in mammals. Sexual selection and
individual or group recognition have been identified as major forces in its evolution. While …

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) have individually distinctive signature whistles.
Each individual dolphin develops its own unique frequency modulation pattern and uses it to …

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 …