TY - CHAP
T1 - A frequency scaling rule in mammalian vocalization
AU - Fletcher, Neville H.
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - The main biological purpose of mammalian vocalization is communication with other members of the same species, and it is generally beneficial to maximize the distance over which this can be done, though in some instances short-range confidential communication is desired. Considering the anatomical and acoustical parameters involved, a scaling rule for maximized communication distance is predicted, with frequency proportional to body-mass to a power of about −0.4, and this agrees well with observation over a very large size range. The communication distance varies about as body mass to the power 0.6.
AB - The main biological purpose of mammalian vocalization is communication with other members of the same species, and it is generally beneficial to maximize the distance over which this can be done, though in some instances short-range confidential communication is desired. Considering the anatomical and acoustical parameters involved, a scaling rule for maximized communication distance is predicted, with frequency proportional to body-mass to a power of about −0.4, and this agrees well with observation over a very large size range. The communication distance varies about as body mass to the power 0.6.
KW - animal size
KW - communication distance
KW - frequency of vocalization
KW - frequency scaling
KW - hearing
KW - underwater communication
KW - vocalization and body mass
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/80052667150
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-374593-4.00006-1
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-374593-4.00006-1
M3 - Chapter
T3 - Handbook of Behavioral Neuroscience
SP - 51
EP - 56
BT - Handbook of Behavioral Neuroscience
ER -