A Genetics-Based Method for Analysing and Synthesizing Animal Vocal Communication and its Application to Bottlenose Dolphins' Signature Whistle Analysis and Generation

2018 ◽  
Vol 104 (4) ◽  
pp. 657-667
Author(s):  
Krzysztof W. Zuber ◽  
Krzysztof J. Opieliński
Keyword(s):  
Vocal Communication ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Signature Whistle

Sex difference in signature whistle production of free-ranging bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncates

1995 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laela S. Sayigh ◽  
Peter L. Tyack ◽  
Randall S. Wells ◽  
Michael D. Scott ◽  
A. Blair Irvine
Keyword(s):  
Sex Difference ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Signature Whistle ◽  
Free Ranging

scholarly journals Further insights into postpartum signature whistle use in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 1458-1469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie. L. King ◽  
Emily Guarino ◽  
Katy Donegan ◽  
Jane Hecksher ◽  
Kelly Jaakkola
Keyword(s):  
Tursiops Truncatus ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Signature Whistle

The role of signature whistle matching in bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus

2014 ◽  
Vol 96 ◽  
pp. 79-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie L. King ◽  
Heidi E. Harley ◽  
Vincent M. Janik
Keyword(s):  
Tursiops Truncatus ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Signature Whistle

scholarly journals What’s occurring? Ultrasonic signature whistle use in Welsh bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)

Bioacoustics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen M. Hiley ◽  
Sarah Perry ◽  
Steve Hartley ◽  
Stephanie L. King
Keyword(s):  
Tursiops Truncatus ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Signature Whistle

scholarly journals Dolphin-Watching Boats Affect Whistle Frequency Modulation in Bottlenose Dolphins

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Betzi Perez-Ortega ◽  
Rebecca Daw ◽  
Brennan Paradee ◽  
Emma Gimbrere ◽  
Laura J. May-Collado
Keyword(s):  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
Bocas Del Toro ◽  
System A ◽  
Potential Association ◽  
Boat Traffic ◽  
A Site ◽  
Signature Whistle ◽  
Dolphin Watching

Bottlenose dolphins’ whistles are key in social communication, conveying information about conspecifics and the environment. Therefore, their study can help to infer habitat use and identify areas of concern due to human activities. Here we studied the whistles of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in two sites of the archipelago of Bocas del Toro, Panama, that contrast in boat traffic. Almirante Bay is a site dominated by taxi-boats and Dolphin Bay is a major location for boat-based dolphin watching. Recordings were made using bottom-mounted hydrophones and from the research boat using an over-the-side hydrophone and a broadband recording system. A total recording effort time of 1,726 h was analyzed. Our results show significant differences in boat detection between sites, and a higher number of whistles detected per minute in the site with tour-boat traffic. Furthermore, whistle modulation accounted for most of the differences between sites, boat presence, and whistle types. Dolphin whistle modulation is thought to be a potential indicator of emotional states including danger, alertness, and stress. In this study, dolphin signature whistle modulation increased significantly with boat presence in both sites but changes in modulation were greater in Dolphin Bay where tour-boats directly and sometimes aggressively interact with the animals. These results support a potential association between whistle modulation and stress (or alertness). These findings indicate that if tour-boat captains behave more like taxi-boat captains by e.g., reducing the distance of approach and contact time during dolphin interactions, dolphin communication, and emotional state would be less disrupted. These measures are implemented in the national guidelines for whale-watching and are known to tour-boat operators. The key to protecting these dolphins is in finding ways to effectively enforce these operator guidelines.

scholarly journals Signature–whistle production in undisturbed free–ranging bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops truncatus )

2004 ◽  
Vol 271 (1543) ◽  
pp. 1043-1049 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mandy L. H. Cook ◽  
Laela S. Sayigh ◽  
James E. Blum ◽  
Randall S. Wells
Keyword(s):  
Tursiops Truncatus ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Signature Whistle ◽  
Free Ranging

Signature whistle use by temporarily restrained and free-swimming bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus

2005 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 1373-1386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie L. Watwood ◽  
Edward C.G. Owen ◽  
Peter L. Tyack ◽  
Randall S. Wells
Keyword(s):  
Tursiops Truncatus ◽  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Free Swimming ◽  
Signature Whistle

Communication in bottlenose dolphins: 50 years of signature whistle research

2013 ◽  
Vol 199 (6) ◽  
pp. 479-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent M. Janik ◽  
Laela S. Sayigh
Keyword(s):  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Signature Whistle

scholarly journals Signature whistle shape conveys identity information to bottlenose dolphins

2006 ◽  
Vol 103 (21) ◽  
pp. 8293-8297 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. M. Janik ◽  
L. S. Sayigh ◽  
R. S. Wells
Keyword(s):  
Bottlenose Dolphins ◽  
Identity Information ◽  
Signature Whistle
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