Azimuthal sound localization in the chicken
Sound localization is crucial for the survival and reproduction of animals, including non-auditory specialist animals such as the majority of avian species. The chicken (Gallus gallus) is a well-suited representative of a non-auditory specialist bird and several aspects of its auditory system have b...
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| author | Gianmarco Maldarelli Uwe Firzlaff Harald Luksch |
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| description | Sound localization is crucial for the survival and reproduction of animals, including non-auditory specialist animals such as the majority of avian species. The chicken (Gallus gallus) is a well-suited representative of a non-auditory specialist bird and several aspects of its auditory system have been well studied in the last decades. We conducted a behavioral experiment where 3 roosters performed a sound localization task with broad-band noise, using a 2-alternative forced choice paradigm. We determined the minimum audible angle (MAA) as measure for localization acuity. In general, our results compare to previous MAA measurements with hens in Go/NoGo tasks. The chicken has high localization acuity compared to other auditory generalist bird species tested so far. We found that chickens were better at localizing broadband noise with long duration (1 s; MAA = 16°) compared to brief duration (0.1 s; MAA = 26°). Moreover, the interaural difference in time of arrival and level (ITD and ILD, respectively) at these MAAs are comparable to what measured in other non-auditory specialist bird species, indicating that they might be sufficiently broad to be informative for azimuthal sound localization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-17e8d22afeaa4092a9ade27b9716a6272022-12-22T02:45:00ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-011711Azimuthal sound localization in the chickenGianmarco MaldarelliUwe FirzlaffHarald LukschSound localization is crucial for the survival and reproduction of animals, including non-auditory specialist animals such as the majority of avian species. The chicken (Gallus gallus) is a well-suited representative of a non-auditory specialist bird and several aspects of its auditory system have been well studied in the last decades. We conducted a behavioral experiment where 3 roosters performed a sound localization task with broad-band noise, using a 2-alternative forced choice paradigm. We determined the minimum audible angle (MAA) as measure for localization acuity. In general, our results compare to previous MAA measurements with hens in Go/NoGo tasks. The chicken has high localization acuity compared to other auditory generalist bird species tested so far. We found that chickens were better at localizing broadband noise with long duration (1 s; MAA = 16°) compared to brief duration (0.1 s; MAA = 26°). Moreover, the interaural difference in time of arrival and level (ITD and ILD, respectively) at these MAAs are comparable to what measured in other non-auditory specialist bird species, indicating that they might be sufficiently broad to be informative for azimuthal sound localization.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9681088/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Gianmarco Maldarelli Uwe Firzlaff Harald Luksch Azimuthal sound localization in the chicken PLoS ONE |
| title | Azimuthal sound localization in the chicken |
| title_full | Azimuthal sound localization in the chicken |
| title_fullStr | Azimuthal sound localization in the chicken |
| title_full_unstemmed | Azimuthal sound localization in the chicken |
| title_short | Azimuthal sound localization in the chicken |
| title_sort | azimuthal sound localization in the chicken |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9681088/?tool=EBI |
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