Audra E. Ames
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View article: Evidence of stereotyped contact call use in narwhal (Monodon monoceros) mother-calf communication
Evidence of stereotyped contact call use in narwhal (Monodon monoceros) mother-calf communication Open
Narwhals ( Monodon monoceros ) are gregarious toothed whales that strictly reside in the high Arctic. They produce a broad range of signal types; however, studies of narwhal vocalizations have been mostly descriptive of the sounds availabl…
View article: Can you hear me? Impacts of underwater noise on communication space of adult, sub-adult and calf contact calls of endangered St. Lawrence belugas (Delphinapterus leucas)
Can you hear me? Impacts of underwater noise on communication space of adult, sub-adult and calf contact calls of endangered St. Lawrence belugas (Delphinapterus leucas) Open
Noise and anthropogenic disturbances from vessel traffic are an important threat to the recovery of the endangered St. Lawrence Estuary (SLE) beluga population. The consequences of acoustic masking could be particularly adverse in the case…
View article: Database for "Evidence of stereotyped contact call use in narwhal (Monodon monoceros) mother-calf communication"
Database for "Evidence of stereotyped contact call use in narwhal (Monodon monoceros) mother-calf communication" Open
This database consists of three files, Freya_FS.txt, Thora_FS.txt, and Eistla_FS.txt. Each file lasts for the duration of each whale's deployment, and is on a one-second time-line. The files have the following format:8/24/16 13:09:07 0.0 c…
View article: Lateralized sound production in the beluga whale (<i>Delphinapterus leucas</i>)
Lateralized sound production in the beluga whale (<i>Delphinapterus leucas</i>) Open
Like other toothed whales, belugas produce sound through pneumatic actuation of two phonic lip pairs, but it is unclear whether both pairs are actuated concurrently to generate a single sound (the dual actuation hypothesis) or laterally in…
View article: A Study of Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) Vocal Ontogeny
A Study of Beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) Vocal Ontogeny Open
There is a shortage of literature regarding beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) vocal ontogeny, as presently, there has only been one published study on the vocal development of beluga calves, despite the value of ontogenetic studies for our un…
View article: Pre- and Post-Partum Whistle Production of a BottlenoseDolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Social Group
Pre- and Post-Partum Whistle Production of a BottlenoseDolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Social Group Open
The signature whistle of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) is a well-studied acoustic signal know for broadcasting identity and maintaining contact with conspecifics. Several studies have investigated the use of this sig…
View article: Thunks: Evidence for Varied Harmonic Structure in an Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Sound
Thunks: Evidence for Varied Harmonic Structure in an Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Sound Open
McCowan and Reiss first reported the “thunk” sound of the Atlantic bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) during separations and discipline behavior of mother-calf dyads. This sound has been previously described as a wide-band, low freque…