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Vocalizations of the Pekin duck (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus): how stimuli, sex, and social groups affect their vocal repertoire [PDF]

open access: yesPoultry Science
: Pekin ducks are exposed to stressors such as heat stress, enteric pathogens, mycotoxins, and other environmental stressors. We know from wild bird literature that birds communicate through vocalizations.
J.M. Schober   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Vocal Complexity Constrains the Dear Enemy Effect: A Comparative Study of Coal Tits and Green‐Backed Tits [PDF]

open access: yesEcology and Evolution
The “dear enemy effect,” wherein territorial animals exhibit reduced aggression toward familiar neighbors compared to strangers, is a widespread strategy to minimize energy expenditure on territory defense.
Lin Zhao   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Disinhibition enables vocal repertoire expansion after a critical period [PDF]

open access: yesNature Communications
The efficiency of motor skill acquisition is age-dependent, making it increasingly challenging to learn complex manoeuvres later in life. Zebra finches, for instance, acquire a complex vocal motor programme during a developmental critical period after ...
Fabian Heim   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Vocal repertoire and group-specific signature in the Smooth-billed Ani, Crotophaga ani Linnaeus, 1758 (Cuculiformes, Aves)

open access: yesPapéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2021
Vocal plasticity reflects the ability of animals to vary vocalizations according to context (vocal repertoire) as well as to develop vocal convergence (vocal group signature) in the interaction of members in social groups.
Ronan de Azevedo Monteiro   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deep audio embeddings for vocalisation clustering.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2023
The study of non-human animals' communication systems generally relies on the transcription of vocal sequences using a finite set of discrete units. This set is referred to as a vocal repertoire, which is specific to a species or a sub-group of a species.
Paul Best   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementasi Teknik Vokal Luk, Gregel dan Crooning dalam Repertoar Tristeza

open access: yesPromusika: Jurnal Pengkajian, Penyajian, dan Penciptaan Musik, 2023
Penulisan ini membahas tentang bagaimana implementasi teknik vokal luk, gregel, dan crooning pada repertoar Tristeza dengan iringan combo keroncong. Teknik vokal luk, dan gregel merupakan teknik vokal yang digunakan dalam menyanyikan repertoar keroncong.
Galuh Adi Anindhita   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Classification of Captive North American River Otters (Lontra canadensis) Vocal Repertoires: Individual Variations, and Age Class Comparisons [PDF]

open access: yesAnimal Behavior and Cognition, 2014
This is the first study to examine in detail the vocal behaviors of North American river otters (Lontra canadensis), and the results suggest that river otters have complex vocal repertoires comprised of four distinct vocal types and seven sub-call types.
Carla Almonte
doaj   +1 more source

Social Context Predicts Vocalization Use in the Courtship Behaviors of Weddell Seals (Leptonychotes weddellii): A Case Study [PDF]

open access: yesAnimal Behavior and Cognition, 2016
Despite previous research, no study has convincingly demonstrated what role if any vocalizations might play in the reproductive behavior of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii). To better understand that role, we created an artificial territory for an
Ludivine R. Russell   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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