Birdsong represents one of the most intriguing phenomena in animal communication, where acoustic signals convey essential information for territorial defence, mate attraction and pair coordination. In ...

Acoustic communication is not only widespread in land vertebrates like birds and mammals, but also in reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. Many of them are usually considered mute, but in fact show broad ...

The use of vocalizations as a resource for communication is common among several groups of vertebrates: singing birds, croacking frogs, or barking dogs are some well-known examples. These ...