Ontogeny of vocal rhythms in harbor seal pups: An exploratory study
Puppyhood is a very active social and vocal period in a harbor seal's life Phoca vitulina. An important feature of vocalizations is their temporal and rhythmic structure, and understanding vocal timing and rhythms in harbor seals is critical to a cross-species hypothesis in evolutionary neurosc...
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ftpubman:oai:pure.mpg.de:item_3031231 2023-08-20T04:07:01+02:00 Ontogeny of vocal rhythms in harbor seal pups: An exploratory study Ravignani, A. Kello, C. de Reus, K. Kotz, S. Dalla Bella, S. Mendez-Arostegui, M. Rapado-Tamarit, B. Rubio-Garcia, A. de Boer, B. 2019-02 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-1B36-3 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-1B38-1 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1093/cz/zoy055 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/30697246 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-1B36-3 http://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0003-1B38-1 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Current Zoology info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2019 ftpubman https://doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoy055 2023-08-01T23:49:48Z Puppyhood is a very active social and vocal period in a harbor seal's life Phoca vitulina. An important feature of vocalizations is their temporal and rhythmic structure, and understanding vocal timing and rhythms in harbor seals is critical to a cross-species hypothesis in evolutionary neuroscience that links vocal learning, rhythm perception, and synchronization. This study utilized analytical techniques that may best capture rhythmic structure in pup vocalizations with the goal of examining whether (1) harbor seal pups show rhythmic structure in their calls and (2) rhythms evolve over time. Calls of 3 wild-born seal pups were recorded daily over the course of 1-3 weeks; 3 temporal features were analyzed using 3 complementary techniques. We identified temporal and rhythmic structure in pup calls across different time windows. The calls of harbor seal pups exhibit some degree of temporal and rhythmic organization, which evolves over puppyhood and resembles that of other species' interactive communication. We suggest next steps for investigating call structure in harbor seal pups and propose comparative hypotheses to test in other pinniped species. Article in Journal/Newspaper harbor seal Phoca vitulina Max Planck Society: MPG.PuRe Current Zoology 65 1 107 120 |
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Puppyhood is a very active social and vocal period in a harbor seal's life Phoca vitulina. An important feature of vocalizations is their temporal and rhythmic structure, and understanding vocal timing and rhythms in harbor seals is critical to a cross-species hypothesis in evolutionary neuroscience that links vocal learning, rhythm perception, and synchronization. This study utilized analytical techniques that may best capture rhythmic structure in pup vocalizations with the goal of examining whether (1) harbor seal pups show rhythmic structure in their calls and (2) rhythms evolve over time. Calls of 3 wild-born seal pups were recorded daily over the course of 1-3 weeks; 3 temporal features were analyzed using 3 complementary techniques. We identified temporal and rhythmic structure in pup calls across different time windows. The calls of harbor seal pups exhibit some degree of temporal and rhythmic organization, which evolves over puppyhood and resembles that of other species' interactive communication. We suggest next steps for investigating call structure in harbor seal pups and propose comparative hypotheses to test in other pinniped species. |
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Ravignani, A. Kello, C. de Reus, K. Kotz, S. Dalla Bella, S. Mendez-Arostegui, M. Rapado-Tamarit, B. Rubio-Garcia, A. de Boer, B. |
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Ravignani, A. Kello, C. de Reus, K. Kotz, S. Dalla Bella, S. Mendez-Arostegui, M. Rapado-Tamarit, B. Rubio-Garcia, A. de Boer, B. Ontogeny of vocal rhythms in harbor seal pups: An exploratory study |
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Ravignani, A. Kello, C. de Reus, K. Kotz, S. Dalla Bella, S. Mendez-Arostegui, M. Rapado-Tamarit, B. Rubio-Garcia, A. de Boer, B. |
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Ontogeny of vocal rhythms in harbor seal pups: An exploratory study |
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Ontogeny of vocal rhythms in harbor seal pups: An exploratory study |
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Ontogeny of vocal rhythms in harbor seal pups: An exploratory study |
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Ontogeny of vocal rhythms in harbor seal pups: An exploratory study |
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Ontogeny of vocal rhythms in harbor seal pups: An exploratory study |
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ontogeny of vocal rhythms in harbor seal pups: an exploratory study |
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