Can harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) discriminate familiar conspecific calls after long periods of separation?

The ability to discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar calls may play a key role in pinnipeds’ communication and survival, as in the case of mother-pup interactions. Vocal discrimination abilities have been suggested to be more developed in pinniped species with the highest selective pressure s...

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Main Authors: Mila Varola, Laura Verga, Marlene Gunda Ursel Sroka, Stella Villanueva, Isabelle Charrier, Andrea Ravignani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2021-11-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/12431.pdf