The daily cycle of low-frequency elephant calls and near-surface atmospheric conditions

Earth Interactions

Volumn 9, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1-21

  Garstang, Michael ^a   Fitzjarrald, David R ^b   Fristrup, Kurt ^c   Brain, Conrad ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program   (United States)

^d INTV   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Atmospheric acoustic conditions; Diurnal calling; Elephant calls; Low frequency calls

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC ACOUSTICS;

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; ATMOSPHERIC STABILITY; BIMODAL DISTRIBUTION; DIURNAL CALLING; ELEPHANT CALLS; LOW-FREQUENCY; NATIONAL PARKS; NEAR SURFACES;

LOCATION;

EID: 77955931701     PISSN: 10873562     EISSN: 10873562     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/EI147.1     Document Type: Article

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