Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound: Volume 1 : Methods /

This open-access book empowers its readers to explore the acoustic world of animals. By listening to the sounds of nature, we can study animal behavior, distribution, and demographics; their habitat characteristics and needs; and the effects of noise. Sound recording is an efficient and affordable t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Erbe, Christine (Editor), Thomas, Jeanette A. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2022.
Edition:	1st ed. 2022.
Subjects:	Zoology. Acoustics. Ecology . Animal behavior. Physiology. Underwater acoustics. Behavioral Ecology. Animal Physiology. Ecology. Underwater Acoustics. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Advances in Bioacoustical Methods and Equipment
Data collection methods
Equipment Considerations
Environmental effects on sound
Source-path-receiver Model for airborne sounds
Source-path-receiver Model for underwater sounds
Sound Analysis Methods, Displays, Key acoustic terms
Analysis Displays of animal sounds
Statistical analysis and classification methods used in bioacoustical research
Anatomical, behavioral, and physiological methods for audiometric studies on animals
Effects of anthropogenic noise by taxa
Future equipment, methods, and analysis in bioacoustics
Glossary of Terms.