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The energetic basis of acoustic communication

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Gillooly, James F., Ophir, Alexander G.·2010·Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

DOI 10.1098/rspb.2009.2134PMC PMC2871947

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Animals produce a tremendous diversity of sounds for communication to perform life's basic functions, from courtship and parental care to defence and foraging. Explaining this diversity in sound production is important for understanding the ecology, evolution and behaviour of species. Here, we present a theory of acoustic communication that shows that much of the heterogeneity in animal vocal signals can be explained based on the energetic constraints of sound production. The models presented here yield quantitative predictions on key features of acoustic signals, including the frequency, power and duration of signals. Predictions are supported with data from nearly 500 diverse species (e.g. insects, fishes, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals). These results indicate that, for all species, acoustic communication is primarily controlled by individual metabolism such that call features vary predictably with body size and temperature. These results also provide insights regarding the common energetic and neuromuscular constraints on sound production, and the ecological and evolutionary consequences of producing these sounds.

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Authors: Gillooly, J. F., & Ophir, A. G.
Affiliations: University of Florida (US)
Oklahoma State University (US)
Corresponding author: Gillooly, James F.
ORCID: Gillooly, James F.
Ophir, Alexander G.
Venue: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Publisher: The Royal Society
Published: 2010-01-06
Volume: 277
Issue: 1686
Pages: 1325-1331
ISSN: 0080-4649 (ISSN-L)
0962-8452
1471-2954
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.2134
PMC: PMC2871947
OpenAlex: W2138822331
Cited by: 183
References: 55
Citations by year: 2026: 14 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 21 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 8 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 14
FWCI: 7.92
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ (tdm)
Locations: Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Marine animal studies overview
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Keywords: acoustic communication, energetic constraints, sound production, metabolism, body size scaling, temperature effects, signal frequency, signal power, signal duration
MeSH terms: Acoustics, Amphibians, Animals, Animal Communication, Auditory Perception, Behavior, Animal, Birds, Crustacea, Fishes, Insecta, Mammals, Models, Biological, Reptiles, Vocalization, Animal

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