Measuring rhythms of vocal interactions: a proof of principle in harbour seal pups
Rhythmic patterns in interactive contexts characterize human behaviours such as conversational turn-taking. These timed patterns are also present in other animals, and often described as rhythm. Understanding fine-grained temporal adjustments in interaction requires complementary quantitative method...
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ftunivromairis:oai:iris.uniroma1.it:11573/1682606 2024-02-27T08:41:19+00:00 Measuring rhythms of vocal interactions: a proof of principle in harbour seal pups Anichini M. De Reus K. Hersh T. A. Valente D. Salazar-Casals A. Berry C. Keller P. E. Ravignani A. Anichini, M. De Reus, K. Hersh, T. A. Valente, D. Salazar-Casals, A. Berry, C. Keller, P. E. Ravignani, A. 2023 https://hdl.handle.net/11573/1682606 https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0477 eng eng Royal Society Publishing info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000943667900013 volume:378 issue:1875 journal:PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS - ROYAL SOCIETY. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES https://hdl.handle.net/11573/1682606 doi:10.1098/rstb.2021.0477 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-85149558999 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess asynchrony behavioural interaction categorical rhythm circular statistic interactive vocal rhythm time-series analysis info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2023 ftunivromairis https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2021.0477 2024-01-31T17:41:22Z Rhythmic patterns in interactive contexts characterize human behaviours such as conversational turn-taking. These timed patterns are also present in other animals, and often described as rhythm. Understanding fine-grained temporal adjustments in interaction requires complementary quantitative methodologies. Here, we showcase how vocal interactive rhythmicity in a non-human animal can be quantified using a multi-method approach. We record vocal interactions in harbour seal pups (Phoca vitulina) under controlled conditions. We analyse these data by combining analytical approaches, namely categorical rhythm analysis, circular statistics and time series analyses. We test whether pups' vocal rhythmicity varies across behavioural contexts depending on the absence or presence of a calling partner. Four research questions illustrate which analytical approaches are complementary versus orthogonal. For our data, circular statistics and categorical rhythms suggest that a calling partner affects a pup's call timing. Granger causality suggests that pups predictively adjust their call timing when interacting with a real partner. Lastly, the ADaptation and Anticipation Model estimates statistical parameters for a potential mechanism of temporal adaptation and anticipation. Our analytical complementary approach constitutes a proof of concept; it shows feasibility in applying typically unrelated techniques to seals to quantify vocal rhythmic interactivity across behavioural contexts. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Face2face: advancing the science of social interaction'. Article in Journal/Newspaper harbour seal Phoca vitulina Sapienza Università di Roma: CINECA IRIS Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 378 1875 |
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Rhythmic patterns in interactive contexts characterize human behaviours such as conversational turn-taking. These timed patterns are also present in other animals, and often described as rhythm. Understanding fine-grained temporal adjustments in interaction requires complementary quantitative methodologies. Here, we showcase how vocal interactive rhythmicity in a non-human animal can be quantified using a multi-method approach. We record vocal interactions in harbour seal pups (Phoca vitulina) under controlled conditions. We analyse these data by combining analytical approaches, namely categorical rhythm analysis, circular statistics and time series analyses. We test whether pups' vocal rhythmicity varies across behavioural contexts depending on the absence or presence of a calling partner. Four research questions illustrate which analytical approaches are complementary versus orthogonal. For our data, circular statistics and categorical rhythms suggest that a calling partner affects a pup's call timing. Granger causality suggests that pups predictively adjust their call timing when interacting with a real partner. Lastly, the ADaptation and Anticipation Model estimates statistical parameters for a potential mechanism of temporal adaptation and anticipation. Our analytical complementary approach constitutes a proof of concept; it shows feasibility in applying typically unrelated techniques to seals to quantify vocal rhythmic interactivity across behavioural contexts. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Face2face: advancing the science of social interaction'. |
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Anichini, M. De Reus, K. Hersh, T. A. Valente, D. Salazar-Casals, A. Berry, C. Keller, P. E. Ravignani, A. |
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Anichini M. De Reus K. Hersh T. A. Valente D. Salazar-Casals A. Berry C. Keller P. E. Ravignani A. |
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Anichini M. De Reus K. Hersh T. A. Valente D. Salazar-Casals A. Berry C. Keller P. E. Ravignani A. |
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Measuring rhythms of vocal interactions: a proof of principle in harbour seal pups |
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Measuring rhythms of vocal interactions: a proof of principle in harbour seal pups |
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Measuring rhythms of vocal interactions: a proof of principle in harbour seal pups |
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Measuring rhythms of vocal interactions: a proof of principle in harbour seal pups |
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Measuring rhythms of vocal interactions: a proof of principle in harbour seal pups |
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measuring rhythms of vocal interactions: a proof of principle in harbour seal pups |
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