News articles tagged with 'vocalisation'
Honest deer every year
— 10 Apr 2010 11:58 | BiologyThe vocalisations or 'groans' of male fallow deer provide rivals and potential mates with an honest account of the emitting animal's competitive abilities. A study, published in the…
Songbird genome analysis reveals new insights into vocal behaviour
— 1 Apr 2010 10:42 | BiologyAn international research consortium has identified more than 800 genes that appear to play a role in the male zebra finch's ability to learn elaborate songs from his father. The researchers…
Giggles give clues to hyena's social status
— 1 Apr 2010 09:51 | BiologyWhile dominant hyenas have a steady, confident-sounding giggle, subordinate ones produce a more variable call, allowing the animals to keep track of their social hierarchy, according…
Infants able to identify humans as source of speech, monkeys as source of monkey calls
— 20 Oct 2009 12:41 | BiologyInfants as young as five months old are able to correctly identify humans as the source of speech and monkeys as the source of monkey calls, psychology researchers have found. Their…
Endangered right whales found where presumed extinct
— 21 May 2009 12:32 | BiologyUsing a system of underwater hydrophones that can record sounds from hundreds of miles away, a team of scientists from Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
Honest lovers? Fallow buck groans reveal their status and size during the rut
— 4 Sep 2008 20:29 | BiologyIt is known that the phonic structure of calls produced by males during the breeding season may signal quality-related characteristics in many different types of animals. Previous research…
Ultrasonic vocalisation patterns in mice may be useful for modelling autism
— 30 Aug 2008 16:20 | HealthScientists have found novel patterns of ultrasonic vocalisations in a genetic mouse model of autism, adding a unique element to the available mouse behaviours that capture components…
Bats' vocal sonar does more than locate objects
— 27 Jun 2008 21:55 | BiologyNot many people think about what it's like to be a bat, but for those who do, it's enlightening and potentially groundbreaking for understanding aspects of the human brain and nervous…
From the egg, baby crocodiles call to each other and to mom
— 25 Jun 2008 09:42 | BiologyFor the first time, researchers have shown that the pre-hatching calls of baby Nile crocodiles actually mean something to their siblings and to their mothers. The calls - which are…
Moonlight serenade helps lemurs pick mates of the right species
— 7 May 2008 05:39 | BiologyLonely hearts columns testify that finding a partner can be hard enough, but at least most human beings can be fairly certain that when we do we have got one of the right species. Things…