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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
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
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FWCI
7.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
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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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