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| العنوان: |
Directional speakers as a tool for animal vocal communication studies |
| المؤلفون: |
Lily Johnson-Ulrich, Vlad Demartsev, Laurie Johnson, Emma Brown, Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin, Marta B. Manser |
| المصدر: |
Royal Society Open Science, Vol 10, Iss 5 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: |
The Royal Society, 2023. |
| سنة النشر: |
2023 |
| المجموعة: |
LCC:Science |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
parametric speaker, playback experiment, Suricata suricatta, acoustic communication, bioacoustics, soundlazer, Science |
| الوصف: |
Audio playbacks are a common experimental tool in vocal communication research. However, low directionality of sound makes it hard to control the audience exposed to the stimuli. Parametric speakers offer a solution for transmitting directional audible signals by using ultrasonic carrier waves. The targeted transmission of vocal signals offers exciting opportunities for testing the diffusion of information in animal groups and mechanisms for resolving informational ambiguities. We have field tested the quality and directionality of a commercial parametric speaker, Soundlazer SL-01. Additionally, we assessed its usability for performing playback experiments by comparing behavioural responses of free-ranging meerkats (Suricata suricatta) with calls transmitted from conventional and parametric speakers. Our results show that the tested parametric speaker is highly directional. However, the acoustic structure of meerkat calls was strongly affected and low frequencies were not reliably reproduced by the parametric speaker. The playback trials elicited weakened behavioural responses probably due to the partial distortion of the signal but also indicating the potential importance of social facilitation for initiating mobbing events in meerkats. We conclude that parametric speakers can be useful tools for directed transmission of animals calls but after a careful assessment of signal fidelity. |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
article |
| وصف الملف: |
electronic resource |
| اللغة: |
English |
| تدمد: |
2054-5703 |
| Relation: |
https://doaj.org/toc/2054-5703 |
| DOI: |
10.1098/rsos.230489 |
| URL الوصول: |
https://doaj.org/article/6faad1b1db48494caa7c5a73dc30f163 |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsdoj.6faad1b1db48494caa7c5a73dc30f163 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
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