Heritability, vocalizations, 146ff
Honest signaling, definition, 65–66
Hormones
aggressive vocalizations in birds,
299–300
behavior, 275ff
biological effects, 276ff
cellular response, 277ff
control of acoustic communication,
275ff
courtship vocalization, 284ff
development of sound production in
birds, 301–302
development of vocalization in frogs,
302ff
developmental effects on acoustic
signal production, 301ff
effect on acoustic perception in
birds, 308–310
effect on acoustic perception, 307ff
effect on frog brain, 291–292
effects on acoustic signal production,
283ff
effects on bird vocalization, 284ff
effects on CNS in birds, 286ff
effects on fish vocalization, 296–298
effects on frog vocalization, 291ff
effects on rodent vocalization,
294–296
effects on syrinx, 286
function, 278–280
genomic effects, 279–280
gonadal secretation, 278
G-proteins, 280–282
human acoustic perception, 308–
309
modification of vocal organs in birds,
286
peptides, 280–282
pituitary, 276
sexual dimorphism in vocalization,
301ff
sources, 276–278
Spizella aggressive song, 300
steroid function, 278–280
systematic effects, 282
testosterone and birds, 284ff
time frame of action, 283
Howler monkey, see Alouatta, primate
394
Index
Human
development of speech, 344
effects of hormones on acoustic
perception, 308–309
efficiency of acoustic signaling, 229
feature detection, 334–335
formant production, 93
larynx in babies, 92
sound production mechanism, 75,
78–79
vocal tract, 81, 104
Hummingbirds
functions of song, 184
song dialects, 187ff
song learning, 197ff
Humpback whale, see Megapera
novaengliae
HVc
auditory response, 348–349
bird CNS, 346ff
hearing, 362
projections, 349
song discrimination, 348
Hydrodynamic flow
dipole source, 22–23
monopole source, 22
Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope’s gray tree
frog), temperature and signaling,
249–250
Hyla cinerea (green tree frog),
efficiency of acoustic signaling,
229
Hyla crucifer (spring peeper), efficiency
of acoustic signaling, 229
Hyla gratiosa (barking tree frog),
efficiency of acoustic signaling, 229
Hyla squirella (squirrel tree frog),
efficiency of acoustic signaling,
229
Hyla versicolor (Eastern gray tree
frog)
call length, 229–230
efficiency of acoustic signaling, 228–
229
hormone effects on behavior, 292
signaling pulse rate, 254–255
temperature and signaling, 249–250
Hylobates sp. (gibbon), vocal learning,
153
Honest signaling, definition, 65–66
Hormones
aggressive vocalizations in birds,
299–300
behavior, 275ff
biological effects, 276ff
cellular response, 277ff
control of acoustic communication,
275ff
courtship vocalization, 284ff
development of sound production in
birds, 301–302
development of vocalization in frogs,
302ff
developmental effects on acoustic
signal production, 301ff
effect on acoustic perception in
birds, 308–310
effect on acoustic perception, 307ff
effect on frog brain, 291–292
effects on acoustic signal production,
283ff
effects on bird vocalization, 284ff
effects on CNS in birds, 286ff
effects on fish vocalization, 296–298
effects on frog vocalization, 291ff
effects on rodent vocalization,
294–296
effects on syrinx, 286
function, 278–280
genomic effects, 279–280
gonadal secretation, 278
G-proteins, 280–282
human acoustic perception, 308–
309
modification of vocal organs in birds,
286
peptides, 280–282
pituitary, 276
sexual dimorphism in vocalization,
301ff
sources, 276–278
Spizella aggressive song, 300
steroid function, 278–280
systematic effects, 282
testosterone and birds, 284ff
time frame of action, 283
Howler monkey, see Alouatta, primate
394
Index
Human
development of speech, 344
effects of hormones on acoustic
perception, 308–309
efficiency of acoustic signaling, 229
feature detection, 334–335
formant production, 93
larynx in babies, 92
sound production mechanism, 75,
78–79
vocal tract, 81, 104
Hummingbirds
functions of song, 184
song dialects, 187ff
song learning, 197ff
Humpback whale, see Megapera
novaengliae
HVc
auditory response, 348–349
bird CNS, 346ff
hearing, 362
projections, 349
song discrimination, 348
Hydrodynamic flow
dipole source, 22–23
monopole source, 22
Hyla chrysoscelis (Cope’s gray tree
frog), temperature and signaling,
249–250
Hyla cinerea (green tree frog),
efficiency of acoustic signaling,
229
Hyla crucifer (spring peeper), efficiency
of acoustic signaling, 229
Hyla gratiosa (barking tree frog),
efficiency of acoustic signaling, 229
Hyla squirella (squirrel tree frog),
efficiency of acoustic signaling,
229
Hyla versicolor (Eastern gray tree
frog)
call length, 229–230
efficiency of acoustic signaling, 228–
229
hormone effects on behavior, 292
signaling pulse rate, 254–255
temperature and signaling, 249–250
Hylobates sp. (gibbon), vocal learning,
153