Acoustic Communication in Animals : From Insect Wingbeats to Human Music (Bioacoustics Series Vol. 1)

This book is the first volume of the bioacoustics series published by the Society for Bioacoustics. This volume provides an overview of the advances and recent topics in acoustic communication in various animals. Most animals produce vibrations and sounds by moving their body parts, including vocal organs. These sounds can be research targets of bioacoustics studies. How animals use these sounds, especially in inter-individual relationships, is the focus of this volume, “Acoustic Communication in Animals”. The authors’ expertise varies from molecular biology, neurobiology to psychology, and human brain imaging. Their research subjects range from invertebrates to humans. Despite the variety of topics, chapters are developed under the consideration of ethology and evolution. Readers will recognize the profundity of the topics in each chapter. In addition, the view and understanding of natural sound sequences produced by animals can vary among different cultures. Research from Japan and regions that have been underrepresented in previous literature can offer new ideas and unique perspectives in the study of bioacoustics. Readers can grasp the progress of this research field in a broad range of species in one book. The book presents multi- and interdisciplinary topics and appeals to researchers and students in fields including psychology, physiology, zoology, ethology, and neurosciences. Preface Reference Contents Chapter 1: Using Knowledge About Human Vocal Behavior to Understand Acoustic Communication in Animals and the Evolution of Lan... 1.1 How Can We Apply What We Know About Humans to the Study of Animal Communication? 1.2 The Impact of Using Humans as a Model Species for Animal Communication 1.2.1 Impacts on the Time Domain 1.2.2 Impacts on the Spectral Domain 1.2.2.1 Octave Equivalence 1.2.2.2 Consonance 1.2.3 Impacts on the Structural Domain 1.3 Conclusions References Chapter 2: Acoustic Communication in Fruit Flies and Mosquitoes 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Acoustic Behaviors 2.2.1 Fruit Flies 2.2.1.1 Courtship Song of Males 2.2.1.2 Females Emit Songs During Copulation 2.2.1.3 Sound Pulses During Agonistic Interactions 2.2.2 Mosquitoes 2.2.2.1 Mosquito Flight Tones 2.2.2.2 Male Hearing Behaviors 2.2.2.3 Female Hearing Behaviors 2.3 Ear Anatomy and Function 2.3.1 Fruit Flies 2.3.1.1 Ear Anatomy 2.3.1.2 The Auditory Neural Circuit in the Brain 2.3.1.3 Sound Localization 2.3.2 Mosquitoes 2.3.2.1 Ear Anatomy and Function 2.3.2.2 Auditory Neuropile in the Brain 2.3.2.3 Sound Localization References Chapter 3: Multiple Functions of Ultrasonic Courtship Song in Moths 3.1 Bat-Predator and Insect-Prey 3.2 Discovery of Unconscious Ultrasonic Communication 3.3 Male Courtship Ultrasound 3.3.1 High-Intensity Ultrasound 3.3.2 Low-Intensity Ultrasound 3.4 Secondary Evolution of Ultrasonic Courtship Song 3.4.1 Deceptive Function in Courtship Song 3.4.2 Discrimination Before the Evolution of Mate Recognition 3.5 Self-Feedback Via Courtship Song 3.6 Perspectives References Chapter 4: Recent Progress in Studies on Acoustic Communication of Crickets 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Acoustic Signal and Sexual Selection in Crickets 4.2.1 Overview of Acoustic Signals and Female Preference in Crickets 4.2.2 Remaining Key Questions 4.3 Effect of Conspecifics on Acoustic Communication of Crickets 4.4 Effect of Heterospecifics on Acoustic Communication of Crickets 4.4.1 Predator-Prey Interaction 4.4.2 Competition for Calling Sites 4.4.3 Acoustic Masking Interference 4.5 Acoustic Communication of Crickets in the Anthropocene 4.6 Conclusion References Chapter 5: Vocal Imitation, A Specialized Brain Function That Facilitates Cultural Transmission in Songbirds 5.1 Imitation, Social Learning, and Cultural Transmission 5.2 Vocal Imitation in Social Animals 5.3 Vocal Imitation in Songbirds 5.4 Neural Mechanism of Vocal Imitation in Songbirds 5.5 Comparative View to Dissect the Mechanism of Imitation 5.6 Future Directions References Chapter 6: Dancing in Singing Songbirds: Choreography in Java Sparrows 6.1 Introduction 6.1.1 Song-Dance Courtship in Estrildid Finches 6.1.2 Song-Dance Courtship in Java Sparrows 6.2 Methods 6.2.1 Examining Song-Dance Coordination in Males 6.2.2 Comparing Dance Sequence Complexity Between Males and Females 6.3 Results 6.3.1 Song-Dance Coordination in Males 6.3.2 Dance Sequences of Males and Females 6.4 Discussion References Chapter 7: Vocal Communication in Corvids: Who Emits, What Information and Benefits? 7.1 Vocal Communication as a Window into the Understanding of Animal Cognition 7.2 Social Function of Vocal Signals in Group-Living Mammals and Birds 7.2.1 Contact Call: Signals for Sender ́s Social Information 7.2.2 Alarm Call: Signals for Potential Risk 7.3 Vocal Communication in Corvids 7.3.1 Social Ecology of Corvids as a Foundation for Vocal Communication of Conspecific and Heterospecific Information 7.3.2 Contact Call and Individual Recognition 7.3.3 Alarm Call: Vocal Signals for Recognizing Identity and Behavior of Heterospecific Animals 7.3.4 Alarm Calls in Non-Breeding Groups: Information and Function 7.4 Future Direction References Chapter 8: Affiliation, Synchronization, and Rhythm Production by Birds 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Affiliative Interactions Between Mates 8.3 Vocal Mimicry Between Cage Mates 8.4 Behavioral Contagion Among Individuals 8.5 Rhythmic Synchronization 8.5.1 Budgerigars 8.5.2 Bengalese Finches 8.5.2.1 Experiment 1 8.5.2.2 Experiment 2 8.5.2.3 Experiment 3 8.5.2.4 Experiment 4 8.6 Timing Coordination with Others in Budgerigars 8.7 General Discussion References Chapter 9: Cockatiels: A Research Subject for Studying Capability for Music Production 9.1 Why Cockatiels? 9.2 Development of Acoustic Patterns of the Songs 9.3 Synchronization to a Playback of the Melody of Human Music 9.4 Re-arrangement of the Melody by the Birds 9.5 Creation of Novel Sound Sequences by the Birds 9.6 Another Music-Like Behaviour Seen in the Birds 9.7 Functions of These Music-Like Behaviours in Cockatiels 9.8 What Cockatiels Teach Us About Acoustic Communication and Diversity References Chapter 10: Acoustic Properties and Biological Significance of Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Rodents: Emotional Expressions 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Types of Mouse USVs 10.2.1 Female-to-Female and Male-to-Male USVs 10.2.2 Functional Considerations for F-F and M-M USVs 10.2.3 Basic Acoustic Properties of Mouse USVs 10.2.4 Who Is the Sender of USVs? 10.3 Mouse pupUSVs 10.3.1 Development of pupUSVs and Thermoregulation 10.3.2 Factors Influencing pupUSVs 10.3.3 Receiver ́s Response 10.4 Mouse Courtship Vocalizations 10.4.1 Expression of Sexual Motivation 10.4.2 Individual Differences: Environmental and Genetic Factors 10.4.3 Female Responses 10.4.4 Characteristics as a Sexual Display 10.5 Rat USVs 10.5.1 Basic Characteristics of Rat USVs and Differences from Mouse USVs 10.5.2 Rat pupUSVs 10.5.3 Adult Distress Calls 10.5.4 Adult Positive Calls 10.6 Conclusion and Future Directions References Chapter 11: Effects of Acoustic Interference on the Echolocation Behavior of Bats 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Echolocation Pulse Design 11.3 Acoustic Interference in Bat Echolocation 11.3.1 Auditory Masking 11.3.2 Clutter Interference 11.3.3 Cocktail Party Nightmare 11.3.3.1 Spectral Adjustments 11.3.3.2 Temporal Adjustments 11.3.3.3 Acoustic Interference in CF-FM Echolocating Bats 11.4 Conclusion References Chapter 12: Diverse Sound Use and Sensitivity in Auditory Communication by Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) 12.1 Sensitivity to Frequency and Spectral of Sound 12.2 Flexibility in Vocalization 12.3 Using Sound in the Context of Auditory Communication Outside of Vocalization 12.4 Auditory Communication Uniquely Found in Captivity or in the Wild 12.5 Body Gestures in Auditory Communication References Chapter 13: The Interplay Among the Linguistic Environment, Language Perception, and Production in Children ́s Language-Specifi... 13.1 Introduction 13.1.1 Compound Word Formation and Rendaku Voicing 13.1.2 Rendaku Conditions 13.1.3 Preschooler-Specific Prosodically Based Rendaku Strategy 13.2 Study 1 13.2.1 Research Questions 13.2.2 Working Hypotheses 13.2.3 Methods 13.2.3.1 Participants and Ethical Considerations 13.2.3.2 Procedure 13.2.3.3 Compound Noun Formation Task with Cross-Modal Linguistic Stimuli: Visual (Orthography) and Auditory (Speech) Informat... 13.2.3.4 Design and Materials 13.2.3.5 Measures 13.2.4 Results 13.2.5 Discussion of the First Experiment 13.3 Study 2 13.3.1 Methods 13.3.1.1 Procedure (Compound Comprehension Task) 13.3.1.2 Materials 13.3.2 Results and Discussion 13.4 Summary and Conclusion An Example of Experimental Stimuli (No-Orthography Condition) Verbal Instructions in the Experiment Cross-Modal Linguistic Stimuli Used in the Production Task List of Stimuli for 16 E2s Used in the Test Trial Example of Stimuli Used in the Forced Choice Tasks Two Types of Pitch-Accent Assignment References Chapter 14: Sound Processing in the Auditory Periphery: Toward Speech Communication and Music Comprehension 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Mechanism of Auditory Periphery 14.3 Peripheral Speech Processing 14.4 Peripheral Processing of Musical Tones 14.5 Boundary Between Speech and Music References bioacoustics. Readers can grasp the progress of this research field in a broad range of species in one book. The book presents multi- and interdisciplinary topics and appeals to researchers and students in fields including psychology, physiology, zoology, ethology, and neurosciences." -- Provided by publisher