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Vocal communication in wild chimpanzees: a call rate study.

Anne-Sophie Crunchant¹, Fiona A Stewart^1,2, Alex K Piel²

¹School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom.

|November 1, 2021

Summary

Chimpanzee call rates vary with sex, social factors, and environment. Understanding these patterns is crucial for using passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) to estimate animal density for conservation.

Keywords:

Fission–fusion Pant hoot Primate Sexual dimorphism Tanzania Vocalization

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Primate behavior
Conservation biology
Bioacoustics

Background:

Vocal communication patterns are vital for species conservation, as changes in calling behavior can indicate habitat disturbance.
Call rate is a key parameter for converting passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) data into animal density estimates.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) call rate during the late dry season in Tanzania's Issa Valley.
To examine socio-ecological factors influencing the call production rate of savanna woodland chimpanzees.

Main Methods:

Conducted focal follows of chimpanzees in the Issa Valley.
Analyzed the relationship between various socio-ecological factors and chimpanzee call rates.

Main Results:

Significant factors influencing call rate included sex, vegetation type, travel time, time of day, party size, and the presence of swollen parous females.
Call rates varied significantly by demographic class: adult males vocalized twice as often as adult females and three times as often as juveniles.

Conclusions:

Estimating animal density using PAM is promising but requires accurate individual call rate data, which is often unavailable for many species.
Advancements in automatic call detection will likely increase the application of PAM for primate and broader interspecific conservation efforts.