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Vocal communication of wild bonnet macaques (Macaca radiata)

Hohmann, G (1989) Vocal communication of wild bonnet macaques (Macaca radiata). In: Primates, 30 (3). pp. 325-345.

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Abstract

Field observations and spectrographic analyses of sound recordings of South Indian bonnet macaques revealed a vocal repertoire of at least 25 basic patterns. The repertoire consists of well separated sound classes and acoustic categories connected by structural intergradation. Besides structural variations within and between different elements of the repertoire, the vocal system ofMacaca radiata is characterized by regular combinations of particular basic patterns. These combinations occurred not only between calls of similar structure and function but also between calls usually emitted in entirely different social contexts. According to the qualitative analysis, sex-specific asymmetries of the vocal behaviour were less pronounced than age-dependent characteristics. The comparison of clear call vocalizations ofMacaca radiata andM. fuscata revealed significant species-specific differences on the structural and the behavioural level. Evaluations of the structural features of alarm calls of various macaque species imply marked differences between members of thefascicularis group andsinica group on one hand and thesilenus group andarctoides

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Primates
Publisher: Springer
Additional Information: Copyright of this article belongs to Springer.
Keywords: Bonnet macaques;Macaca radiata;Vocal repertoire;Vocal behaviour.
Department/Centre: Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences
Date Deposited: 10 Aug 2010 08:23
Last Modified: 15 Oct 2018 14:21
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/31233

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