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  • Ecology
  • Bioacoustics
  • Animal Communication

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  • Animal communication networks operate across multiple ecological levels: individual species, acoustic communities, and soundscapes.
  • These networks rely on ecoacoustic codes for information exchange, influencing species interactions and survival.
  • Mechanisms like acoustic adaptation, niche, habitat, and ecoacoustic events regulate information flow.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To elucidate the role and function of ecoacoustic codes in multi-level animal communication systems.
  • To explore how ecoacoustic codes facilitate information exchange within and between species at different ecological scales.
  • To investigate the application of mathematical models and Acoustic Complexity Indices in studying ecoacoustic coding.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of ecoacoustic codes at three operational levels: individual soniferous species, acoustic community, and soundscape.
  • Application of eco-field theory to interpret the interception and optimization of acoustic information by receivers.
  • Utilizing mathematical models and Acoustic Complexity Indices to detect and analyze acoustic codes.

Main Results:

  • Ecoacoustic codes enable specific signal discrimination, identification, and labeling at the individual level.
  • At the community level, codes facilitate interspecific communication, aiding in predator recognition and resource location.
  • Soundscape-level codes help species interpret environmental acoustic dynamics for habitat selection and phenological cycle completion.

Conclusions:

  • Ecoacoustic codes are fundamental for intra- and interspecific communication, cohesion, and survival.
  • The interpretation of ecoacoustic codes is species-specific and context-dependent, particularly during habitat selection.
  • The efficiency of ecoacoustic coding is critical for species adaptation to environmental changes and may determine long-term survival or extinction.