Evolution of Communication Sounds in Odontocetes: A Review
The evolutional pathway of communication sounds (i.e., whistles) in odontocetes is reviewed using recent acoustic and phylogenetic studies. The common ancestor of Ziphiidae, Inioidea, and Delphinoidea acquired the ability to whistle in the early Oligocene. Subsequently, Pontoporiidae, Phocoenidae, a...
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ftcdlib:qt1zh5g693 2023-05-15T17:03:35+02:00 Evolution of Communication Sounds in Odontocetes: A Review Morisaka, Tadamichi 2012-01-01 application/pdf http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1zh5g693 english eng eScholarship, University of California qt1zh5g693 http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1zh5g693 Attribution (CC BY): http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC-BY Morisaka, Tadamichi. (2012). Evolution of Communication Sounds in Odontocetes: A Review. International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 25(1). Retrieved from: http://www.escholarship.org/uc/item/1zh5g693 International Journal of Comparative Psychology Behavior Behaviour Communication Vocalization Comparative Psychology Behavioral Taxonomy Behavioural Taoxonomy Cognition Cognitive Processes Intelligence Whistle Human Language Primates article 2012 ftcdlib 2016-04-02T18:57:57Z The evolutional pathway of communication sounds (i.e., whistles) in odontocetes is reviewed using recent acoustic and phylogenetic studies. The common ancestor of Ziphiidae, Inioidea, and Delphinoidea acquired the ability to whistle in the early Oligocene. Subsequently, Pontoporiidae, Phocoenidae, and the genus Cephalorhynchus lost the ability to whistle and evolved narrow-band high-frequency (NBHF) clicks. I hypothesize that sexual selection based on acoustic signaling contributed to the evolution of whistle. However, group size cannot be excluded as the reason for whistle emergence. The event of whistle loss and replacement with NBHF clicks occurred on three independent occasions after killer whale divergence, through the reconstruction of sound-producing organs. Species with whistle loss may use alternative methods to compensate for whistle information, such as tactile communication. Further research on acoustic communication by Ziphiidae, Inioidea, Monodontidae, and the genus Cephalorhynchus is essential to clarify the evolutional pathway of odontocete whistles. // Article in Journal/Newspaper Killer Whale Killer whale University of California: eScholarship |
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The evolutional pathway of communication sounds (i.e., whistles) in odontocetes is reviewed using recent acoustic and phylogenetic studies. The common ancestor of Ziphiidae, Inioidea, and Delphinoidea acquired the ability to whistle in the early Oligocene. Subsequently, Pontoporiidae, Phocoenidae, and the genus Cephalorhynchus lost the ability to whistle and evolved narrow-band high-frequency (NBHF) clicks. I hypothesize that sexual selection based on acoustic signaling contributed to the evolution of whistle. However, group size cannot be excluded as the reason for whistle emergence. The event of whistle loss and replacement with NBHF clicks occurred on three independent occasions after killer whale divergence, through the reconstruction of sound-producing organs. Species with whistle loss may use alternative methods to compensate for whistle information, such as tactile communication. Further research on acoustic communication by Ziphiidae, Inioidea, Monodontidae, and the genus Cephalorhynchus is essential to clarify the evolutional pathway of odontocete whistles. // |
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Evolution of Communication Sounds in Odontocetes: A Review |
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Evolution of Communication Sounds in Odontocetes: A Review |
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