Long-distance, acoustic signals, 225ff
Loxodonta africana (African elephant),
vocal recognition, 356
Lungs, frog, 73
sound production, 73ff
Macaca fuscata (Japanese macaque),
coo calls, 165
Macaca mulatta (rhesus monkey), vocal
tract, 104
Macaca nemestrina (pigtail macaque),
vocal learning, 152
Macaca ssp
food call, 122–123, 164ff
individual recognition, 364
vocal learning, 164ff
Mammal
call learning, 205ff
change in larynx with puberty, 86–87
larynx, 86–88
sensorimotor model, 205ff
social interactions and call learning,
207
vocal learning, 138ff
vocal tract, 91–93
Mangeby, whoopgobble vocalization,
237
Mate choice, Porichthys, 53
Mate recognition, long-distance
acoustic signals, 225ff
Maternal directive calls, lesser spearnosed bat, 156
Maturation, vocal learning hypothesis,
142–143
Megapera novaengliae (humpback
whale)
acoustic communication, 36
genetics, 190–191
population structure, 192
song dialects, 185
song learning, 198
song, spectrograms, 37ff, 190, 193
song theme matching, 200
Melopsittacus undulates (budgerigars)
contact calls, 171ff
flock signature calls, 171ff
hormonal effects on vocalization,
284
song learning, 197, 198ff
396
Index
Melospiza melodia (song sparrow),
song variation, 357
Metabolic rate, calling in frogs, 245
Microcebus murinus (grey mouse
lemur), vocal learning, 153
Midshipman fish, see Porichthys
Mirounga angustirostris (northern
elephant seal), vocal learning, 154
Models
call learning in bird, 203–204
vocal recognition, 354ff
Modulation frequency discrimination,
lesser spear-nosed bat, 156
Monopole sound source, 21ff
Mormyrids
moan sounds, 46
vocalization transmission loss, 51
Morphology, vocal tract, 90ff
Moths
courtship communication, 262–263
ultrasonic detection, 262–263
Motor-sensory linkages, vocal
communication, 343ff
Mustached bat, see Pteronotus parnelli
Myelastic-aerodynamic theory, sound
production, 75ff
Myotis lucifugus (little brown bat),
vocal learning, 151
Natural selection, and behavior, 242
Near field
far field boundary, 245
fish, 57
underwater sound, 21ff
Neural networks
response biases, 263–264
túngara frog calls, 264–265
Neuroethology, 324ff
acoustic communication, 324ff
definition, 2, 325
perspective, 3–4
species recognition in signaling,
244ff
vocal communication, 324ff
Neurohormones, see Hormones
Neurohypophysis, see Pituitary
Neuro muscular mechanisms, sonic
swim bladders, 55
Newton, defined, 17
Loxodonta africana (African elephant),
vocal recognition, 356
Lungs, frog, 73
sound production, 73ff
Macaca fuscata (Japanese macaque),
coo calls, 165
Macaca mulatta (rhesus monkey), vocal
tract, 104
Macaca nemestrina (pigtail macaque),
vocal learning, 152
Macaca ssp
food call, 122–123, 164ff
individual recognition, 364
vocal learning, 164ff
Mammal
call learning, 205ff
change in larynx with puberty, 86–87
larynx, 86–88
sensorimotor model, 205ff
social interactions and call learning,
207
vocal learning, 138ff
vocal tract, 91–93
Mangeby, whoopgobble vocalization,
237
Mate choice, Porichthys, 53
Mate recognition, long-distance
acoustic signals, 225ff
Maternal directive calls, lesser spearnosed bat, 156
Maturation, vocal learning hypothesis,
142–143
Megapera novaengliae (humpback
whale)
acoustic communication, 36
genetics, 190–191
population structure, 192
song dialects, 185
song learning, 198
song, spectrograms, 37ff, 190, 193
song theme matching, 200
Melopsittacus undulates (budgerigars)
contact calls, 171ff
flock signature calls, 171ff
hormonal effects on vocalization,
284
song learning, 197, 198ff
396
Index
Melospiza melodia (song sparrow),
song variation, 357
Metabolic rate, calling in frogs, 245
Microcebus murinus (grey mouse
lemur), vocal learning, 153
Midshipman fish, see Porichthys
Mirounga angustirostris (northern
elephant seal), vocal learning, 154
Models
call learning in bird, 203–204
vocal recognition, 354ff
Modulation frequency discrimination,
lesser spear-nosed bat, 156
Monopole sound source, 21ff
Mormyrids
moan sounds, 46
vocalization transmission loss, 51
Morphology, vocal tract, 90ff
Moths
courtship communication, 262–263
ultrasonic detection, 262–263
Motor-sensory linkages, vocal
communication, 343ff
Mustached bat, see Pteronotus parnelli
Myelastic-aerodynamic theory, sound
production, 75ff
Myotis lucifugus (little brown bat),
vocal learning, 151
Natural selection, and behavior, 242
Near field
far field boundary, 245
fish, 57
underwater sound, 21ff
Neural networks
response biases, 263–264
túngara frog calls, 264–265
Neuroethology, 324ff
acoustic communication, 324ff
definition, 2, 325
perspective, 3–4
species recognition in signaling,
244ff
vocal communication, 324ff
Neurohormones, see Hormones
Neurohypophysis, see Pituitary
Neuro muscular mechanisms, sonic
swim bladders, 55
Newton, defined, 17