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 …

While studies have demonstrated concept formation in animals, only humans are known to
label concepts to use them in mental simulations or predictions. To investigate whether other …

The study of marine soundscapes is a growing field of research. Recording hardware is
becoming more accessible; there are a number of off-the-shelf autonomous recorders that …

Common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) produce individually distinctive signature
whistles that are learned early in life and that help animals recognize and maintain contact …

A signature whistle type is a learned, individually distinctive whistle type in a dolphin's
acoustic repertoire that broadcasts the identity of the whistle owner. The acquisition and use …

Conveying identity is important for social animals to maintain individually based
relationships. Communication of identity information relies on both signal encoding and …

Broadband, pulsed contact calls have been described for captive and temporarily restrained
belugas, but little information exists on their usage in the wild. We examined vocal …

Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) offers opportunities to collect data on the occurrence of
vocal species for long periods of time, at multiple locations, and under a range of …

Most mammals can accomplish acoustic recognition of other individuals by means of “voice
cues,” whereby characteristics of the vocal tract render vocalizations of an individual …

Bottlenose dolphin communication has been studied extensively. Nevertheless, the
combined effect of several variables on whistle structure has yet to be clearly understood …