Manatee calf call contour and acoustic structure varies by species and body size

Abstract Vocal activity and signal characteristics of mammals are driven by several factors that result in both stability and plasticity over multiple time scales. All three extant species of manatee communicate with several calls that are especially important for maintaining contact between cows an...

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Main Authors: Beth Brady, Eric Angel Ramos, Laura May-Collado, Nelmarie Landrau-Giovannetti, Natalija Lace, Maria Renee Arreola, Gabriel Melo Santos, Vera Maria Ferreira da Silva, Renata S. Sousa-Lima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-23321-7