Evidence of stereotyped contact call use in narwhal (Monodon monoceros) mother-calf communication
| Autor: | Susanna B. Blackwell, Outi M. Tervo, Audra E. Ames, Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Marine and Aquatic Sciences
Social Sciences Vocalization Cell Signaling Psychology Animal communication Membrane Receptor Signaling Life history Mammals Multidisciplinary Animal Behavior Arctic Regions Repertoire Physics Eukaryota Contact call Immune Receptor Signaling Physical Sciences Vertebrates Medicine Engineering and Technology Female Narwhal Research Article Signal Transduction Science Dolphins Zoology Marine Biology Biology Acoustic Signals Animals Marine Mammals Behavior Organisms Whales Biology and Life Sciences Acoustics Cell Biology Signal Bandwidth biology.organism_classification Animal Communication Amniotes Signal Processing Earth Sciences Vocalization Animal Bioacoustics |
| Zdroj: | PLoS ONE PLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0254393 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
| Popis: | Narwhals (Monodon monoceros) are gregarious toothed whales that strictly reside in the high Arctic. They produce a broad range of signal types; however, studies of narwhal vocalizations have been mostly descriptive of the sounds available in the species’ overall repertoire. Little is known regarding the functions of highly stereotyped mixed calls (i.e., biphonations with both sound elements produced simultaneously), although preliminary evidence has suggested that such vocalizations are individually distinctive and function as contact calls. Here we provide evidence that supports this notion in narwhal mother-calf communication. A female narwhal was tagged as part of larger studies on the life history and acoustic behavior of narwhals. At the time of tagging, it became apparent that the female had a calf, which remained close by during the tagging event. We found that the narwhal mother produced a distinct, highly stereotyped mixed call when separated from her calf and immediately after release from capture, which we interpret as preliminary evidence for contact call use between the mother and her calf. The mother’s mixed call production occurred continually over the 4.2 day recording period in addition to a second prominent but different stereotyped mixed call which we believe belonged to the narwhal calf. Thus, narwhal mothers produce highly stereotyped contact calls when separated from their calves, and it appears that narwhal calves similarly produce distinct, stereotyped mixed calls which we hypothesize also contribute to maintaining mother-calf contact. We compared this behavior to the acoustic behavior of two other adult females without calves, but also each with a unique, stereotyped call type. While we provide additional support for individual distinctiveness across narwhal contact calls, more research is necessary to determine whether these calls are vocal signatures which broadcast identity. |
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