邻居影响热带的声音行为:一个多音箱密度操纵实验
Natalie V Sánchez1,2, Isabel Vargas-Valverde3, María José Espejo-Uribe4
1Department of Integrative Biology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, N9B3P4, Canada.
概括
动物的沟通受邻居密度的影响. 当暴露在模拟邻居面前时,红白的唱歌增加了,对同类密度的声学线索表现出敏感性.
科学领域:
- 动物行为 动物行为
- 生物声学是一种生物声学.
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
背景情况:
- 领地动物使用声调进行沟通,但邻居密度的影响还未得到充分研究,特别是在热带物种中.
- 粗白 (Thryophilus rufalbus) 在热带干森林中表现出两性为领土防御的复杂歌曲.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究邻居密度如何影响领地歌鸟的声音行为.
- 为了确定是否rufous-and-white wrens调整唱歌响应模拟增加在当地的同类密度.
主要方法:
- 一个多扬声器播放实验是在24对粗白色身上进行的.
- 六个扬声器播放模拟的领土邻居歌曲 (男性和女性) 三天,以增加感知到的当地密度.
主要成果:
- 当被暴露于模拟邻居时,雄性子的歌唱率显著增加了近50%.
- 女性在歌曲类型切换率上显示了边际的,但不显著的下降.
结论:
- 鸟类的声音行为对超出直接领土边界的同类密度的声学线索敏感.
- 粗白使用公共声学信息来调节它们的声输出,以响应感知到邻居密度.
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