Cited by 29Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesMarine animal studies overviewAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior

Using on-board sound recordings to infer behaviour of free-moving wild animals

Greif, Stefan, Yovel, Yossi·2019·Journal of Experimental Biology

Abstract

Technological advances in the last 20 years have enabled researchers to develop increasingly sophisticated miniature devices (tags) that record an animal's behaviour not from an observational, external viewpoint, but directly on the animals themselves. So far, behavioural research with these tags has mostly been conducted using movement or acceleration data. But on-board audio recordings have become more and more common following pioneering work in marine mammal research. The first questions that come to mind when recording sound on-board animals concern their vocal behaviour. When are they calling? How do they adjust their behaviour? What acoustic parameters do they change and how? However, other topics like foraging behaviour, social interactions or environmental acoustics can now be addressed as well and offer detailed insight into the animals' daily life. In this Review, we discuss the possibilities, advantages and limitations of on-board acoustic recordings. We focus primarily on bats as their active-sensing, echolocating lifestyle allows many approaches to a multi-faceted acoustic assessment of their behaviour. The general ideas and concepts, however, are applicable to many animals and hopefully will demonstrate the versatility of on-board acoustic recordings and stimulate new research.

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  • Wearable acoustic tags can capture vocalizations, movement-generated sounds, and environmental noise, enabling automated inference of behavioural states such as flying, diving, or resting from acoustic patterns alone.

    “Wearable acoustic tags can capture not only vocalizations but also movement-generated sounds and environmental noise, enabling automated inference of behavioural states such as flying, diving, or resting from acoustic patterns alone”

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Authors
Greif, S., & Yovel, Y.
Affiliations
Tel Aviv University (IL)
Corresponding author
Yovel, Yossi
Venue
Journal of Experimental Biology
Published
2019-02-06
Volume
222
Issue
Suppl_1
ISSN
  • 0022-0949 (ISSN-L)
  • 1477-9145
OpenAlex
W2911781459
Cited by
29
References
149
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3
FWCI
0.41
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Experimental Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HighWire Press Open Archive (submittedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Marine animal studies overview
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Developmental Biology › Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
Keywords
bats, echolocation, foraging behavior, social interaction, environmental acoustics
MeSH terms
Acoustics, Animals, Echolocation, Movement, Telemetry, Vocalization, Animal, Spatial Navigation

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