Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound: Volume 1 : Methods

Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound: Volume 1 : Methods

Zoology and animal sciences

This open-access book empowers its readers to explore the acoustic world of animals. By listening to the sounds of nature, we can study animal behavior, distribution, and demographics; their habitat characteristics and needs; and the effects of noise. Sound recording is an efficient and affordable tool, independent of daylight and weather; and recorders may be left in place for many months at a time, continuously collecting data on animals and their environment. This book builds the skills and knowledge necessary to collect and interpret acoustic data from terrestrial and marine environments. Beginning with a history of sound recording, the chapters provide an overview of off-the-shelf recording equipment and analysis tools (including automated signal detectors and statistical methods); audiometric methods; acoustic terminology, quantities, and units; sound propagation in air and under water; soundscapes of terrestrial and marine habitats; animal acoustic and vibrational communication; echolocation; and the effects of noise.

Erbe, Christine (editor), Thomas, Jeanette A. (editor)

https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/60833/1/978-3-030-97540-1.pdf

Springer Nature

2022

Baihaqi

Creative Commons

PDF

English