Aggressive vocalization, hormonal
effects in birds, 299–300
Air sac
frog, 99
impedance matching, 99
primate, 95
vocal, 93–95
Alarm call
barn swallow, 112
bird, 108, 110ff, 301
Cercopithecus aethiops, 120–121
great tit, 109–111
primate, 120–121
Alouatta (howler monkey), laryngeal
hypertrophy, 87
Amazona auropalliata (yellow-naped
amazon parrot), contact call
dialects, 185ff
Ambient noise
sources underwater, 31
whale vocalizations, 45
Amphibian papilla, matching to signal
frequencies, 248
Amplitude modulation, signaling
strategy, 234–235
Androgens, see Testosterone,
Hormones, Steroids
Animal communication, definition,
327–329
Anurans, see Frog
Anurogryllus arboreus, efficiency of
acoustic signaling, 229
Index
Absorption coefficient
attenuation coefficient, 28
sound frequency, 28
Achroia grisella, efficiency of acoustic
signaling, 229
Acoustic communication, definition,
4–6, 327–329
Acoustic cues, correlation with body
size of animal, 96ff
Acoustic impedance, see also
Impedance matching
body size, 99–100
defined, 17–18
Acoustic isolation, vocal learning,
139–140
Acoustic niche, signaling, 238
Acoustic power, 17
Acoustic scene, 4
Acoustic signal production, see also
Sound production, Vocalization
Acoustic signals, evolution, 65ff
Acoustics, underwater, 15ff
Acris crepitans (cricket frog)
basilar papilla and signaling, 249
frequency of call, 248
habitat and signaling, 236–237
Adaptation, sound signals and
environment, 234ff
African clawed frog, see Xenopus
laevis
African elephant, see Loxodonta
africana
387
This index combines both subject and species. In most cases, species are listed by
the scientific name. Common names are provided where available, but these are
cross-listed to the scientific names.
effects in birds, 299–300
Air sac
frog, 99
impedance matching, 99
primate, 95
vocal, 93–95
Alarm call
barn swallow, 112
bird, 108, 110ff, 301
Cercopithecus aethiops, 120–121
great tit, 109–111
primate, 120–121
Alouatta (howler monkey), laryngeal
hypertrophy, 87
Amazona auropalliata (yellow-naped
amazon parrot), contact call
dialects, 185ff
Ambient noise
sources underwater, 31
whale vocalizations, 45
Amphibian papilla, matching to signal
frequencies, 248
Amplitude modulation, signaling
strategy, 234–235
Androgens, see Testosterone,
Hormones, Steroids
Animal communication, definition,
327–329
Anurans, see Frog
Anurogryllus arboreus, efficiency of
acoustic signaling, 229
Index
Absorption coefficient
attenuation coefficient, 28
sound frequency, 28
Achroia grisella, efficiency of acoustic
signaling, 229
Acoustic communication, definition,
4–6, 327–329
Acoustic cues, correlation with body
size of animal, 96ff
Acoustic impedance, see also
Impedance matching
body size, 99–100
defined, 17–18
Acoustic isolation, vocal learning,
139–140
Acoustic niche, signaling, 238
Acoustic power, 17
Acoustic scene, 4
Acoustic signal production, see also
Sound production, Vocalization
Acoustic signals, evolution, 65ff
Acoustics, underwater, 15ff
Acris crepitans (cricket frog)
basilar papilla and signaling, 249
frequency of call, 248
habitat and signaling, 236–237
Adaptation, sound signals and
environment, 234ff
African clawed frog, see Xenopus
laevis
African elephant, see Loxodonta
africana
387
This index combines both subject and species. In most cases, species are listed by
the scientific name. Common names are provided where available, but these are
cross-listed to the scientific names.