Acoustic Interaction in Animal Groups: Signaling in Noisy and Social Contexts

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-234

  Schwartz, Joshua J ^a   Freeberg, Todd M ^b  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustic signals; eavesdropping; social interactions; vocal communication

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NOISE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; NOISE; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 50849115187     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.122.3.231     Document Type: Article

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