Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lara S. Burchardt, Marta Picciulin, Eric Parmentier, Marta Bolgan
Summary: A standardized approach has been proposed to quantify the temporal structure of fish sound sequences, which allows for assessment and comparison of different fish sound types recorded in the Mediterranean Sea. The study discovered different rhythmic properties in fish sound sequences, shedding light on important aspects of fish bioacoustics and potential applications in behavior characterization and species discrimination.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Eric Parmentier, Xavier Raick, Nicolas Leblanc, Ghjuvan Santoni-Guichard, Marine Banse, Sie Jean de Dieu Da, Arthur Van Damme
Summary: Prezygotic barriers play a role in maintaining species diversity by preventing interbreeding, but hybridization has been observed in many taxa and can lead to offspring with intermediate phenotypic features. In cichlids, hybridization is considered to be important for their evolution and can generate new traits. A study on the courtship behavior in hybrid cichlids showed that sounds produced during courtship and color patterns were different from the parent species, indicating that hybridization can affect prezygotic barriers in cichlid evolution.
ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY
(2023)
Review
Ecology
Lidiane Gomes, Mirco Sole, Renata S. Sousa-Lima, Julio Ernesto Baumgarten
Summary: Acoustic communication plays a crucial role in information exchange among animals. However, anthropogenic noise can cause signal masking and affect effective communication. In this study, a meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the changes in acoustic parameters of insects, anurans, and birds when exposed to anthropogenic noise. The results showed that insects did not change their acoustic parameters, while anurans increased call amplitude and birds changed multiple acoustic parameters.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Marco Casoli, Mark Johnson, Katherine A. McHugh, Randall S. Wells, Peter L. Tyack
Summary: Research on animal behavior traditionally relies on classification and analysis of discrete behavioral categories, but utilizing animal-attached tags to continuously sample quantitative parameters can offer complementary study approaches and facilitate research replication. Case studies on bottlenose dolphins demonstrate the value of this approach in investigating communicative roles of acoustic parameter changes.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
J. A. Crovo, M. T. Mendonca, C. E. Johnston
Summary: The study investigates the impact of anthropogenic noise on the spawning behaviors of female blacktail shiners by conducting acoustic playback trials. The results show that courtship calls lead to a decrease in E2 and an increase in PGF2a in gravid females, suggesting that growl signals play a role in initiating spawning behaviors.
Article
Acoustics
Youenn Jezequel, Nadege Aoki, T. Aran Mooney
Summary: Marine crustaceans produce broadband sounds that are useful for passive acoustic monitoring. Measurements were conducted on Caribbean spiny lobsters to determine their source levels and sound propagation characteristics within a shallow water habitat. Larger individuals produced higher source levels, but transmission losses were similar across all sizes. The detection range varied with body size, with larger individuals having a greater detection range.
JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Acoustics
Youenn Jezequel, Julien Bonnel, Nadege Aoki, T. Aran Mooney
Summary: Marine crustaceans produce broadband sounds that cannot be accurately characterized in tanks, as demonstrated by a comparison between tank and in situ recordings of spiny lobsters. The study highlights the significant differences in temporal, power, and spectral features of the sounds produced in tanks and in natural conditions. Tank physical impacts, including resonant frequencies, sound reverberation, and low frequency attenuation, are identified as major factors distorting broadband crustacean sounds. Understanding these physical impacts is crucial for accurately characterizing marine crustacean sounds.
JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
(2022)
Article
Biology
Tracey Dornan, Sophie Fielding, Ryan A. Saunders, Martin J. Genner
Summary: This study provides insights into the abundance and distributions of ecologically significant mesopelagic fish stocks across the Southern Ocean ecosystem by estimating species-specific acoustic target strength for the dominant mesopelagic fish in the Scotia Sea, interpreting signals received in acoustic surveys, and calculating mesopelagic biomass. The estimate of Southern Ocean mesopelagic fish biomass is significantly higher than previous net-based estimates, and a peak in fish biomass towards the seasonal ice-edge may be at risk under future climate change scenarios.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Biology
Daniel Alves, Manuel Vieira, M. Clara P. Amorim, Paulo J. Fonseca
Summary: This study found that boat noise can significantly reduce the acoustic active space of fish, affect their chorusing behavior, and potentially have negative impacts on breeding success and fitness.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Victor D. Li, John T. Li, Jacob L. Beckham, Weiyin Chen, Bing Deng, Duy X. Luong, Carter Kittrell, James M. Tour
Summary: In this paper, a method is presented to analyze the synthesis of laser-induced graphene (LIG) in real-time using a microphone and acoustic signal processing scheme. Fourier and integral analyses are used to rapidly determine the quality and morphology of the produced LIG.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Norberto E. Naal-Ruiz, Erick A. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, Gustavo Navas-Reascos, Rebeca Romo-De Leon, Alejandro Solorio, Luz M. Alonso-Valerdi, David I. Ibarra-Zarate
Summary: Mouth sounds have various applications in clinical diagnosis and emotional recognition. This review discusses different methods to apply, extract, analyze, and classify the acoustic features of mouth sounds. The most commonly analyzed features are in the time domain, such as zero-crossing rate, power/energy-based, and amplitude-based features, as well as tonal-based, spectral-based, and cepstral features in the frequency domain. Statistical tests like t-tests, variations of analysis of variance, and Pearson's correlation tests are used for feature evaluation, while machine learning methods like support vector machine and gaussian mixture models are used for pattern recognition. The main applications of mouth sound research are physical and mental condition monitoring, with other applications like communication also mentioned. Finally, the limitations of the studies are discussed, emphasizing the need for standard procedures for mouth sound acquisition and analysis.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Acoustics
Morgane Millot, Ana M. Faria, M. Clara P. Amorim
Summary: This study investigated the mating sounds of the two-spotted goby and examined the effect of temperature on their acoustic features. The results showed that temperature influenced the pulse rate and spectral features of the mating sounds, but not the calling rate.
JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lucia Di Iorio, Manon Audax, Julie Deter, Florian Holon, Julie Lossent, Cedric Gervaise, Pierre Boissery
Summary: Monitoring the biodiversity of coralligenous reefs through fish sounds revealed a high diversity of 28 putative sound types, with unique associations to habitat parameters and environmental conditions. These acoustic communities exhibited biogeographical patterns, reflecting the importance of fish species in maintaining ecosystem functions, especially in relation to coral reefs and other key benthic organisms.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Sonia Duret, Emmanuel Bigand, Caroline Guigou, Nicolas Marty, Philippe Lalitte, Alexis Bozorg Grayeli
Summary: The study found that bimodal binaural auditory stimulation can improve patients' musical perception in some aspects, but the cochlear implant did not outperform the hearing aid in all aspects. Musical perception performance is related to hearing-related quality of life, rather than speech performance.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Milos Simonovic, Marko Kovandzic, Ivan Ciric, Vlastimir Nikolic
Summary: Despite advancements in audio perception techniques and computer capabilities, artificial perception of sound is still in its early stages. The experiment aims to define an optimal procedure for recognizing short, simple noise-like sounds in real conditions based on previous experience. The result is a hybrid recognition procedure using heuristic algorithms, showing success in identifying challenging sounds through frequency spectrum analysis and robustness testing. Advanced preprocessing techniques were suggested for improved accuracy, highlighting the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to fully understand acoustic perception.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2021)