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- Title
Signature Calls in West Indian Manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus)?
- Authors
Dietrich, Anya; von Fersen, Lorenzo; Hammerschmidt, Kurt
- Abstract
The article discusses research on signature calls in West Indian manatee or Trichechus manatus manatus. The study describes the vocalization of West Indian manatees related to sex and behavior, location and distance to hydrophones, and body position orientating towards or away from the hydrophones. The research analyzed signal-to-noise ratio of vocalizations and classified vocalizations using discriminant function analysis according to duration, tonality, mean F0 and amplitude ration.
- Subjects
MANATEES; BOTTLENOSE dolphin; AQUATIC mammals; FISHER discriminant analysis; ANIMAL behavior; WILDLIFE conservation
- Publication
Aquatic Mammals, 2022, Vol 48, Issue 4, p349
- ISSN
0167-5427
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1578/AM.48.4.2022.349