Calls during agonistic interactions vary with arousal and raise audience attention in ravens

Calls during agonistic interactions vary with arousal and raise audience attention in ravens

Abstract Background Acoustic properties of vocalizations can vary with the internal state of the caller, and may serve as reliable indicators for a caller’s emotional state, for example to prevent conflicts. Thus, individuals may associate distinct characteristics in acoustic signals of conspecifics...

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Main Authors: Georgine Szipl, Eva Ringler, Michela Spreafico, Thomas Bugnyar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Zoology
Subjects:
Arousal
Common raven
Conflict
Vocal communication
Playback experiment
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12983-017-0244-7

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