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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"call type"”.
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Examining Individual Identity in Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas) Acoustic Repertoires as a Function of Call Type
… if they encode individual identity within calls or how receivers interpret such cues. Their repertoire includes tonal and pulsed sounds, which exist along a graded spectrum and can be produced simultaneously through two pairs of phonic lips, creating multi-component signals referred to as …
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Vocalizations of North American River Otters (<i>Lontra canadensis</i>) in Two Human Care Populations
… yet elusive, making recordings methodologically difficult in the wild. Therefore, this exploratory study uses video and audio recordings of two populations of North American river otters in human care to broaden the known vocal repertoire of river otters in various social contexts. The …
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Diversity of Form, Content, and Function in the Vocal Signals of Adult Male Blue Monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni): An Evolutionary Approach to Understanding a Signal Repertoire
… monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni). Specifically, I examined three elements of vocal signals - acoustic structure, signal content, and adaptive function - across the entire male repertoire, and used results to infer mechanisms of selection on signal usage and divergence. During 12 months of …
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The Role of Community Paramedicine Programming in Providing Lift Assists in Southwestern Ontario
Lift assist refers to calls for emergency medical services indicating that an individual has fallen, is unable to mobilize, receives no treatment on scene, and refuses transport to the hospital following paramedic response. As the aging population grows, there is a national increase in the lift …
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Maintaining contact : design and use of acoustic signals in killer whales, Orcinus orca
… distinctiveness by group or individual, call amplitude, and directionality cues that might cue the direction-of-movement of the signaler. Research was conducted in Haro and Johnstone Straits off Vancouver Island, British Columbia, where killer whales have been the focus of a long-term …
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A description of practices of analgesia administration by advanced life support paramedics in the City of Cape Town
… pain and discomfort. EMS frequently follow locally prescribed guidelines and have a variety of qualifications each with differing capabilities and scopes of practice. The objectives of this study are to describe prehospital pain management practices by EMS in the Western Cape, South Africa. …
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Characteristics, contexts, and possible functions of the vocalizations of Blue Jays
… Jays, determine the characteristics of their calls, and suggest possible functions. During 2015 and 2016, I studied free-living Blue Jays in and near Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky. I observed Blue Jays at 17 different locations, recorded their vocalizations, and noted the behavioral …