Acoustic correlates of body size and individual identity in banded penguins.

Animal vocalisations play a role in individual recognition and mate choice. In nesting penguins, acoustic variation in vocalisations originates from distinctiveness in the morphology of the vocal apparatus. Using the source-filter theory approach, we investigated vocal individuality cues and correla...

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Main Authors: Livio Favaro, Marco Gamba, Claudia Gili, Daniela Pessani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5310857?pdf=render