Acoustic analysis of wolf howls recorded in Apennine areas with different vegetation covers. Issue 5 (2nd September 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Acoustic analysis of wolf howls recorded in Apennine areas with different vegetation covers. Issue 5 (2nd September 2020)
- Main Title:
- Acoustic analysis of wolf howls recorded in Apennine areas with different vegetation covers
- Authors:
- Russo, Claudia
Cecchi, Francesca
Zaccaroni, Marco
Facchini, Claudia
Bongi, Paolo - Abstract:
- Abstract : In animal communication, acoustic signals can be used to census individuals as well as groups of individuals of the same species. The wolf ( Canis lupus ) is a protected species in Europe, and the study of its vocalizations may furnish information about its spatial distribution, reproductive success, and social behaviour. This study was conducted in seven locations of the Tuscan Apennines over 2 years. Seven different free-ranging wolf-packs, from different environmental habitats, were recorded. The minimum wolf number of each pack was ascertained along with the presence of pups. Different acoustic characteristics were found among packs, confirming that the group-specific vocal signature is a useful method to recognize packs in the wild. Howls were also analysed in relation to different environmental characteristics, and different frequencies were found to correlate open/closed habitats, so environmental variables should be included in sound analysis models to recognise individual packs.
- Is Part Of:
- Ethology, ecology & evolution. Volume 32:Issue 5(2020)
- Journal:
- Ethology, ecology & evolution
- Issue:
- Volume 32:Issue 5(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 32, Issue 5 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 32
- Issue:
- 5
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0032-0005-0000
- Page Start:
- 433
- Page End:
- 444
- Publication Date:
- 2020-09-02
- Subjects:
- acoustics characteristics -- non-invasive monitoring -- wolf -- Canis lupus -- mammal communication
Animal behavior -- Periodicals
Animal ecology -- Periodicals
Behavior evolution -- Periodicals
Behavior, Animal -- Periodicals
Ecology -- Periodicals
Biological Evolution -- Periodicals
Écologie animale -- Périodiques
Évolution du comportement -- Périodiques
Éthologie -- Périodiques
Animal behavior
Animal ecology
Behavior evolution
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591.5 - Journal URLs:
- http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/20334991.html ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/teee20/current ↗
http://www.unifi.it/unifi/dbag/eee/ ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/03949370.2020.1746403 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0394-9370
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