Animal choruses emerge from receiver psychology

Greenfield, Michael D.; Esquer-Garrigos, Yareli; Streiff, Réjane; Party, Virginie

doi:10.1038/srep34369

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“…Common foci are the relationship between synchronization and prosociality (Gebauer et al, 2016; Reddish et al, 2016; Rennung and Göritz, 2016; Tunçgenç and Cohen, 2016; Cirelli et al, 2017), and different forms of rhythmic behaviors in interaction (Large and Gray, 2015; Ravignani, 2015; Yu and Tomonaga, 2015; Ellamil et al, 2016; Gebauer et al, 2016; Greenfield et al, 2016; Moore et al, 2016; Schirmer et al, 2016; Wallot et al, 2016; Murphy and Schul, 2017). …”

Section: Rhythm In Other Journals Since Late 2015mentioning

confidence: 99%

Editorial: The Evolution of Rhythm Cognition: Timing in Music and Speech

Ravignani

Honing

Kotz

2017

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Section: Rhythm In Other Journals Since Late 2015mentioning

confidence: 99%

Editorial: The Evolution of Rhythm Cognition: Timing in Music and Speech

Ravignani

Honing

Kotz

2017

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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“…Studies have shown that synchronized calling can increase success of reproduction, attract females, and mislead predators (Vasconcelos et al 2012, Greenfield et al 2016). In our study, calling was more synchronized in time for stations that were closer to -19, 2017 each other than for stations that were further apart.…”

Section: Synchronized Calling May Facilitate Reproductive Successmentioning

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Long-term acoustic monitoring of fish calling provides baseline estimates of reproductive timelines in the May River estuary, southeastern USA

Monczak¹,

Berry²,

Kehrer³

et al. 2017

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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Long-term acoustic recorders (black instrument in figure) can be used to estimate spawning timelines and rhythms by detecting fish calls associated with courtship. Design by Tim Devine, USCB Graphics ManagerMar Ecol Prog Ser 581: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] 2017 2015). In the family Sciaenidae, sound-producing fishes include Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus, silver perch Bairdiella chrysoura, black drum Pogonias cromis, spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus, weakfish C. regalis, red drum Sciaenops ocellatus, spot Leiostomus xanthurus, and southern kingfish Menticirrhus americanus (Luczkovich et al. 1999, Sprague 2000, Ramcharitar et al. 2006, Gannon & Taylor 2007, Lowerre-Barbieri et al. 2008, Walters et al. 2009, Tellechea et al. 2011, Montie et al. 2015. Sound production in these fishes typically involves rapid movement of the sonic muscle surrounding the swim bladder. The resulting calls are species-specific due to anatomical differences in swim bladder and sonic muscle morphology as well as neural programming; therefore, call types can be used for species identification (Winn 1964, Ramcharitar et al. 2006.Sound production in fish species has been associated mainly with courtship behavior and reproduction (e.g. Saucier & Baltz 1993, Mann & Lobel 1995, Luczkovich et al. 2008, Walters et al. 2009, Mann et al. 2010, Montie et al. 2016, 2017. Studies have recorded underwater sounds during spawning seasons and have shown that patterns of peak calling coincide with patterns of reproductive senescence (i.e. gonadosomatic indices, sperm motility, and plasma androgen levels; Connaughton & Taylor 1995). Other wild studies have simultaneously collected acoustic recordings and plankton tows, and these data have shown that fish calling and spawning are tightly associated (Mok & Gilmore 1983, Saucier & Baltz 1993, Luczkovich et al. 1999, Aalbers & Drawbridge 2008, Lowerre-Barbieri et al. 2008. For example, the timing and amount of calling in wild weakfish were positively correlated with the timing and numbers of sciaenid eggs collected (Luczkovich et al. 1999). Similar findings have been observed in captive studies (Guest & Lasswell 1978, Connaughton & Taylor 1996, Lowerre-Barbieri et al. 2008, Montie et al. 2016, 2017. In weakfish held in laboratory tanks, courtship behavior, male calling, and spawning were correlated (Connaughton & Taylor 1996). In a quantitative study with captive red drum, findings revealed that spawning was more productive when the amount of calling increased; more eggs were collected when calls were longer in duration and contained more pulses (Montie et al. 2016). In a similar study with captive spotted seatrout, spawning was more likely to occur when male fish called more frequently; a positive relationship was found between sound pressure levels in tanks and the number of eggs collected (Montie et al. 2017). These findings indicate that acoustic metrics can accurately predict spawning potential for some soniferous fishes and that deployment of lon...

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“…Some of the best‐studied examples of chorusing in animals involve males vocalizing together during courtship displays . These studies suggest that animal chorusing evolved in part to increase callers’ attractiveness to females or to deter predators . For instance, in a study of Túngara frogs ( Physalaemus pustulosus ), Ryan and colleagues showed that males call in chorus function to maximize overall sound intensity, hence attracting females from further distances, or to obscure an individual's precise location, mitigating predation risk.…”

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Temporal modulation in speech, music, and animal vocal communication: evidence of conserved function

Filippi

Hoeschele

Spierings

et al. 2019

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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Speech is a distinctive feature of our species. It is the default channel for language and constitutes our primary mode of social communication. Determining the evolutionary origins of speech is a challenging prospect, in large part because it appears to be unique in the animal kingdom. However, direct comparisons between speech and other forms of acoustic communication, both in humans (music) and animals (vocalization), suggest that important components of speech are shared across domains and species. In this review, we focus on a single aspect of speech—temporal patterning—examining similarities and differences across speech, music, and animal vocalization. Additional structure is provided by focusing on three specific functions of temporal patterning across domains: (1) emotional expression, (2) social interaction, and (3) unit identification. We hypothesize an evolutionary trajectory wherein the ability to identify units within a continuous stream of vocal sounds derives from social vocal interaction, which, in turn, derives from vocal emotional communication. This hypothesis implies that unit identification has parallels in music and precursors in animal vocal communication. Accordingly, we demonstrate the potential of comparisons between fundamental domains of biological acoustic communication to provide insight into the evolution of language.

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Animal choruses emerge from receiver psychology

Cited by 24 publications

References 39 publications

Editorial: The Evolution of Rhythm Cognition: Timing in Music and Speech

Editorial: The Evolution of Rhythm Cognition: Timing in Music and Speech

Long-term acoustic monitoring of fish calling provides baseline estimates of reproductive timelines in the May River estuary, southeastern USA

Temporal modulation in speech, music, and animal vocal communication: evidence of conserved function

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