Ape, see Primate
Aptenodytes forsteriis (emperor
penguin), vocal recognition, 356
Aptenodytes patagonicus (king
penguin), vocal recognition,
355–356
Attenuation coefficient, absorption
coefficient, 28
Attenuation of sound, factors affecting,
28
Audition, see Hearing
Auditory experience, vocal learning,
139–140
Auditory forebrain pathway (AFP),
bird, 346–347, 349–350
Auditory neurons, seasonal changes in
frogs, 309
Auditory pathway
bat, 338
bird, 339–340, 361ff
combination sensitive neurons,
336–338
fishes, 55
nonlinearities, 340ff
primate, 365–367
Auditory stream segregation, 355
Australian magpie, see Gynmorhina
tibicen
Autocommunication, 324, 326, 329–330
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (fin whale),
acoustic communication, 36–37,
37ff
Balaenoptera borealis (sei whale),
acoustic communication, 36
Balaenoptera edeni (Bryde’s whale),
acoustic communication, 36
Balaenoptera musculus (blue whale)
acoustic communication, 36–37
song, 37ff
Baleen whales
communication channels, 35ff
communication sound levels, 36ff
song features compared, 44
Barn owl, acoustic coding, 335
Basilar papilla, matching to signal
frequencies, 248
Bat, see also individual species
auditory pathway, 338
388
Index
dialect learning, 158
echolocation, 336–338
isolation calls, 146–147
laryngeal hypertrophy, 87
larynx, 102
reciprocal calling, 156
sound production, 89
spectral combination sensitivity,
336–338
temporal combination sensitivity,
338–340
vocal folds, 89
Bearded seal, see Erignathus barbatus
Beats, Porichthys sounds, 49
Begging call, cuckoos and reed
warblers, 256–257
Big brown bat, see Eptesicus fuscus
Biological rhythm genes, period locus,
251
Bird communication, environmental
constraints, 235
Bird, see also individual species
acoustic coding in barn owls, 335
acoustic perception and hormones,
308–310
aggressive vocalizations and
hormones, 299–300
alarm calls and hormones, 301
alarm calls, 108, 110ff
auditory forebrain pathway, 346ff,
349–350
auditory pathway, 361ff
behavioral-state modulation, 350–
351
communication sounds, 118–120
environmental constrains on
communication, 235
female choice in song, 328–329
formant frequency, 105
hormonal effects on CNS, 286ff
hormonal effects on sound
production, 301–302
hormone effects on vocalization,
284ff
HVc, 346ff
impedance matching, 99–100
larynx, 97
lies of commission, 108–109
lies of omission, 117ff
Aptenodytes forsteriis (emperor
penguin), vocal recognition, 356
Aptenodytes patagonicus (king
penguin), vocal recognition,
355–356
Attenuation coefficient, absorption
coefficient, 28
Attenuation of sound, factors affecting,
28
Audition, see Hearing
Auditory experience, vocal learning,
139–140
Auditory forebrain pathway (AFP),
bird, 346–347, 349–350
Auditory neurons, seasonal changes in
frogs, 309
Auditory pathway
bat, 338
bird, 339–340, 361ff
combination sensitive neurons,
336–338
fishes, 55
nonlinearities, 340ff
primate, 365–367
Auditory stream segregation, 355
Australian magpie, see Gynmorhina
tibicen
Autocommunication, 324, 326, 329–330
Balaenoptera acutorostrata (fin whale),
acoustic communication, 36–37,
37ff
Balaenoptera borealis (sei whale),
acoustic communication, 36
Balaenoptera edeni (Bryde’s whale),
acoustic communication, 36
Balaenoptera musculus (blue whale)
acoustic communication, 36–37
song, 37ff
Baleen whales
communication channels, 35ff
communication sound levels, 36ff
song features compared, 44
Barn owl, acoustic coding, 335
Basilar papilla, matching to signal
frequencies, 248
Bat, see also individual species
auditory pathway, 338
388
Index
dialect learning, 158
echolocation, 336–338
isolation calls, 146–147
laryngeal hypertrophy, 87
larynx, 102
reciprocal calling, 156
sound production, 89
spectral combination sensitivity,
336–338
temporal combination sensitivity,
338–340
vocal folds, 89
Bearded seal, see Erignathus barbatus
Beats, Porichthys sounds, 49
Begging call, cuckoos and reed
warblers, 256–257
Big brown bat, see Eptesicus fuscus
Biological rhythm genes, period locus,
251
Bird communication, environmental
constraints, 235
Bird, see also individual species
acoustic coding in barn owls, 335
acoustic perception and hormones,
308–310
aggressive vocalizations and
hormones, 299–300
alarm calls and hormones, 301
alarm calls, 108, 110ff
auditory forebrain pathway, 346ff,
349–350
auditory pathway, 361ff
behavioral-state modulation, 350–
351
communication sounds, 118–120
environmental constrains on
communication, 235
female choice in song, 328–329
formant frequency, 105
hormonal effects on CNS, 286ff
hormonal effects on sound
production, 301–302
hormone effects on vocalization,
284ff
HVc, 346ff
impedance matching, 99–100
larynx, 97
lies of commission, 108–109
lies of omission, 117ff