Acoustic communication

Variation in echolocation call emission of Neotropical insect-eating bats in response to shifting ambient temperatures
The sensory systems of animals are essential for them to respond to environmental cues and signals. However, their functionality might …
P. Iturralde-Polit, Marcelo Araya-Salas, HR Goerlitz, G. Chaverri
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Global incidence of female birdsong is predicted by territoriality and biparental care in songbirds
Pronounced sexual dimorphism is generally assumed to evolve through sexual selection for elaborate male traits. However, there is …
Odom J. Karan, Marcelo Araya-Salas, Lauryn Benedict, Kristi Lim, James Dale, Wesley H. Webb, Catherine Sheard, Joseph A. Tobias, Gregory F. Ball, Michelle L. Hall, Naomi E. Langmore, Michael S. Webster, Katharina Riebel
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Environmental drivers of calling activity in the critically endangered Lemur Leaf frog, Agalychnis lemur (Hylidae:Phyllomedusinae)
Tropical frog species are known to exhibit high sensitivity to weather regime alterations, which leaves them vulnerable to ongoing …
Fabiola Chirino, Beatriz Willink, Jorge Elizondo-Calvo, Wagner Chaves-Acuña, Diego Salas-Solano, Jose Salazar-Zúñiga, Marcelo Araya-Salas
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Persistent vocal learning in an aging open-ended learner reflected in neural FoxP2 expression
Most vocal learning species exhibit an early critical period during which their vocal control neural circuitry facilitates the …
Bushra Moussaoui, Kennedy Ulmer, Marcelo Araya-Salas, Timothy F. Wright
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Vocal interactions of breeding partners predict duration of incubation bout in an Artic seabird
In species with biparental care, coordination of parental activities can have important fitness consequences. However, specific …
Marion Devogel, Rozenn Le Fur, Antoine Grissot, Dorota Kidawa, Marcelo Araya-Salas, Katarzyna Wojczulanis‑Jakubas
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A cultural atlas of vocal variation, yellow-naped amazons exhibit contact call dialects throughout their Mesoamerican range
Vocal dialects are a taxonomically widespread phenomenon which are typically only studied in a portion of a species’ range. Thus, it is …
Molly K. Genes, Marcelo Araya-Salas, Christine R. Dahlin, Timothy F. Wright
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ohun: An R package for diagnosing and optimizing automatic sound event detection
Animal acoustic signals are widely used in diverse research areas due to the relative ease with which sounds can be registered across a …
Marcelo Araya-Salas, Grace Smith-Vidaurre, Gloriana Chaverri, Juan C. Brenes, Fabiola Chirino, Jorge Elizondo-Calvo, Alejandro Rico-Guevara
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Evidence for maintenance of key components of vocal learning in ageing budgerigars despite diminished affiliative social interaction
In some species, the ability to acquire new vocalizations persists into adult- hood and may be an important mediator of social …
Bushra Moussaoui, Samantha L. Overcashier, Gregory M. Kohn, Marcelo Araya-Salas, Timothy F. Wright
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Flexible use of visual and acoustic cues during roost finding in Spix’s disc-winged bat (Thyroptera tricolor)
The ability of an animal to detect environmental cues is crucial for its survival and fitness. In bats, sound certainly plays a …
Miriam Gioiosa, Marcelo Araya-Salas, Christian Castillo-Salazar, Silvia Chaves-Ramírez, Maurizio Gioiosa, Nazareth Rojas, Mariela Sánchez-Chavarría, Dino Scaravelli, Gloriana Chaverri
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Variación de la estructura del canto del Gorrión de Collar Rufo (Zonotrichia capensis) a lo largo de un gradiente urbano en el suroeste del Perú
Song plays a crucial role in bird ecology and behavior, and understanding the processes that alter the production and transmission of …
Rafael Montes-Rivas, Víctor Gamarra-Toledo, Evaristo López Tejeda, Marcelo Araya-Salas
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