Sentences with phrase «complex vocalizations»

«The composition of the complex vocalizations and the use of the different sound sequences are the object of increasing study, but much remains unknown,» says study Sarah Zala, the first author of the study.

More demands for attention from the infant through crying might be answered with more complex vocalizations from the caregiver.

It lays out a possible route from general calls between individuals keeping in touch when out of sight, to specific, more complex vocalizations with infants, and eventually into lullabies.

The team's analyses, which covered 90 species, revealed that brain size was best predicted by a score based on various social behaviors such as cooperation with other species, group hunting and complex vocalizations.

Many bird species have been observed performing the «whisper song,» a quiet, complex vocalization with moments of intensification.

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But, there is a ton of cool facts about chicken including the fact that mother hens show empathy for their chicks and that the birds also have complex communication systems with more than 30 different vocalizations.

Chicken communication is also quite complex, and consists of a large repertoire of different visual displays and at least 24 distinct vocalizations.

«Mouse vocalization is extremely rich and complex, but it's poorly understood partly because most of it is too high — it's ultrasonic,» says Drayna.

Perhaps vocalizations became varied and complex only later, when song was applied to topics other than mating and such basics of survival.

They emit ultrasonic vocalizations (or USVs) to form complex patterns to communicate with each other.

But a few mammals such as bats, whales and elephants use complex and varied vocalizations that share some characteristics with human speech such as the ability to learn vocalizations from other members of their social group.

They live in tightly knit social groups, have complex relationships, communicate with each other using language - like vocalizations, and even have regional dialects.

Puppy tail wagging is part of dog language and is a complex system of (mostly) sign language, some vocalization, and even scent cues people can't detect.

Canine communication is a complex system of sign language, vocalization, and even scent cues.

While there's still much to learn about how other animals use organized vocalizations to communicate, Dr. Slobodchikoff has been a pioneer in the field — discovering complex language systems in a variety of other species as well.