Laryngeal Activity for Production of Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Rats

Kelm‐Nelson, Cynthia A.; Lenell, Charles; Johnson, Aaron M.; Ciucci, Michelle R.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-809600-0.00004-4

Cited by 20 publications

(24 citation statements)

References 59 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In fat-tailed gerbils, the overall USV fundamental frequency range was from 18 kHz to 120 kHz, and the duration of USV calls ranges from 2 ms to 350 ms. This frequency range is comparable with those reported in rats, from 20 kHz to over 90 kHz, whereas the duration range of USV calls in rats is different, from approximately 10 ms to over 3500 ms [113].…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

“…In particular, rat pup USV syllables decrease in fundamental frequency during first 2–3 wk of life [16,41,151]. Then they suddenly increase in fundamental frequency on 14 th [152] or 30 th day of pup life [16,113], depending on rat strain, and split to the adult-like 22-kHz and 50-kHz calls [136]. Then, since approximately 4 wks up to senescence, the fundamental frequency decreases in both 22-kHz and 50-kHz calls, irrespectively to the USV syllable contour [153–155].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Ultrasonic vocalization of pup and adult fat-tailed gerbils (Pachyuromys duprasi)

Zaytseva

Volodin

Ilchenko³

et al. 2019

PLoS ONE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) of laboratory rodents indicate animal emotional arousal and may serve as models of human disorders. We analysed spectrographically USV calls of pup and adult fat-tailed gerbils Pachyuromys duprasi during 420-s tests, including isolation, touch and handling. Based on combination of six different USV syllable contour shapes and six different note compositions, we classified 782 USV syllables of 24 pups aged 5–10 days to 18 types and 232 syllables of 7 adults to 24 types. Pups and adults shared 16 of these 26 USV types. Percentages of USV syllables with certain contour shapes differed between pups and adults. The contour shape and note composition significantly affected most acoustic variables of USV syllables in either pups or adults. The 1-note USV syllables were most common in either pups or adults. Pup USV syllables were overall longer and higher-frequency than adult ones, reminiscent of the USV ontogenetic pathway of bats and distinctive to rats and mice. We discuss that the USV syllable types of fat-tailed gerbils were generally similar in contour shapes and note compositions with USV syllable types of mice and rats, what means that software developed for automated classifying of mice ultrasound might be easily adapted or re-tuned to gerbil USV calls. However, using fat-tailed gerbils as model for biomedical research including control of USV vocalization is only possible since 6 th day of pup life, because of the delayed emergence of USV calls in ontogeny of this species.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ultrasonic vocalization of pup and adult fat-tailed gerbils (Pachyuromys duprasi)

Zaytseva

Volodin

Ilchenko³

et al. 2019

PLoS ONE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The whistle-like vocalization is produced by airflow passing through glottal and supraglottal spaces, and the configuration of these spaces can be altered by subglottic pressure and intrinsic laryngeal muscle activity [ 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 ]. Laryngeal motor innervation is primarily by the nucleus ambiguus through two divisions of the vagus nerve: superior and recurrent laryngeal nerves [ 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 ]. Intrinsic laryngeal muscles such as the cricothyroid and thyroarytenoid elongate the glottis and shorten/close the vocal folds to regulate the glottal geometry for specific USV types [ 46 ].…”

Section: Review Of Sex Differencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biological and Acoustic Sex Differences in Rat Ultrasonic Vocalization

et al. 2021

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The rat model is a useful tool for understanding peripheral and central mechanisms of laryngeal biology. Rats produce ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) that have communicative intent and are altered by experimental conditions such as social environment, stress, diet, drugs, age, and neurological diseases, validating the rat model’s utility for studying communication and related deficits. Sex differences are apparent in both the rat larynx and USV acoustics and are differentially affected by experimental conditions. Therefore, the purpose of this review paper is to highlight the known sex differences in rat USV production, acoustics, and laryngeal biology detailed in the literature across the lifespan.

show abstract

“…Another different ontogenetic pathway (towards the longer and lower-frequency USV calls) is characteristic of laboratory rats [1,12,47,48,50,51,53,55,56,58,[96][97][98]. Rat pup 40-kHz USV calls decrease in frequency during the first 2-3 wk of life [12,47,50] followed by increase in frequency at about 4 wk [12,48,53], and splitting after 4 wk to mature vocal patterns of 22-kHz and 50-kHz USV calls [1,51,58,96,97], which both display a further decrease of fundamental frequency to senescence [55,56,98]. At the same time, duration of rat USV calls remains stable until 3 wk, then suddenly decreases [12] and increases again from 6 wk up to senescence [55,56,98].…”

Section: Rapid Physical Growth and Early Eyes Openingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…golden hamsters Mesocricetus auratus, vocal traits are relatively resistant to the destabilizing effects across generations [46]. These facts explain a growing research interest to non-traditional wild-type animal models of vocal ontogeny [1,12,39,[46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rapid development of mature vocal patterns of ultrasonic calls in a fast-growing rodent, the yellow steppe lemming (Eolagurus luteus)

Yurlova

Volodin

Ilchenko³

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Ultrasonic vocalizations (USV) of laboratory rodents may serve as age-dependent indicators of emotional arousal and anxiety. Fast-growing Arvicolinae rodent species might be advantageous wild-type animal models for behavioural and medical research related to USV ontogeny. For the yellow steppe lemming Eolagurus luteus, only audible calls of adults were previously described. This study provides categorization and spectrographic analyses of 1176 USV calls emitted by 120 individual yellow steppe lemmings at 12 age classes, from birth to breeding adults over 90 days (d) of age, 10 individuals per age class, up to 10 USV calls per individual. The USV calls emerged since 1 st day of pup life and occurred at all 12 age classes and in both sexes. The unified 2-min isolation procedure on an unfamiliar territory was equally applicable for inducing USV calls at all age classes. Rapid physical growth (1 g body weight gain per day from birth to 40 d of age) and the early (9-12 d) eyes opening correlated with the early (9-12 d) emergence of mature vocal patterns of USV calls. The mature vocal patterns included a prominent shift in percentages of chevron and upward contours of fundamental frequency (f0) and the changes in the acoustic variables of USV calls. Call duration was the longest at 1-4 d, significantly shorter at 9-12 d and did not between 9-12-d and older age classes. The maximum fundamental frequency (f0max) decreased with increase of age class, from about 50 kHz in neonates to about 40 kHz in adults. These ontogenetic pathways of USV duration and f0max (towards shorter and lower-frequency USV calls) were reminiscent of those in laboratory mice Mus musculus.

show abstract

Laryngeal Activity for Production of Ultrasonic Vocalizations in Rats

Cited by 20 publications

References 59 publications

Ultrasonic vocalization of pup and adult fat-tailed gerbils (Pachyuromys duprasi)

Ultrasonic vocalization of pup and adult fat-tailed gerbils (Pachyuromys duprasi)

Biological and Acoustic Sex Differences in Rat Ultrasonic Vocalization

Rapid development of mature vocal patterns of ultrasonic calls in a fast-growing rodent, the yellow steppe lemming (Eolagurus luteus)

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About