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Note types and coding in parid vocalizations: the chick-a-dee call of the chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile Rufuscens)

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dc.contributor.authorHoeschele, Marisa
dc.contributor.authorGammon, David E.
dc.contributor.authorMoscicki, Michele
dc.contributor.authorSturdy, Christopher B.
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-15
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-31T01:15:48Z
dc.date.available2022-05-31T01:15:48Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractA first step to understanding how a species communicates acoustically is to identify, categorize, and quantify the acoustic parameters of the elements that make up their vocalizations. The "chick-a-dee" call notes of the chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufescens) were sorted into four call note categories, A, C, D, and Dh notes, based on their acoustic structure as observed in sound spectrograms, and evaluated based on the syntactical ordering of the note types within calls. The notes were then analyzed using quantitative measures and it was determined which features have the potential to convey information to discriminate note type, individual, and the geographic origin of the producer. The findings were comparable to previous research of congeners in that chestnut-backed chickadee calls were produced with a relatively fixed syntax and contained similarly structured note types across all geographic regions. Overall this information will form a base for future research on chestnut-backed chickadee vocalizations and will strengthen the foundation for future comparative evolutionary studies.
dc.description.urihttps://library.macewan.ca/full-record/mzh/2009932611
dc.identifier.citationHoeschele, M., Gammon, D.E., Moscicki, M.K. & Sturdy, C.B. (2009). Note types and coding in parid vocalizations: the chick-a-dee call of the chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile rufuscens). Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 126(4), 2088-2099.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1121/1.3203736
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14078/1908
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectacoustics
dc.subjectanimals
dc.subjectanimals, wild
dc.subjectdiscriminant analysis
dc.subjectgeography
dc.subjectlinear models
dc.subjectmodels, theoretical
dc.subjectmultivariate analysis
dc.subjectsongbirds
dc.subjectsound spectrography
dc.subjectvocalization, animal
dc.titleNote types and coding in parid vocalizations: the chick-a-dee call of the chestnut-backed chickadee (Poecile Rufuscens)en
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