β Scribed by Fay, Richard R.; Popper, Arthur N.; Quam, Rolf M.; Ramsier, Marissa A
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Presents a comprehensive review of nonhuman primate audition and vocal communication. These are obviously intimately related topics, but are often addressed separately. The hearing abilities of primates have been tested experimentally in a large number of species across the primate order, and these studies have revealed both consistent patterns as well as interesting variation within and between taxonomic groups. Recent studies have shed light on how variation in anatomical structures along the auditory pathway relates to variation in auditory sensitivity. At the same time, ongoing studies of vocal communication in wild primate populations continue to reveal new insights into the social and environmental contexts of many primate calls, and the range of known primate vocalizations has increased dramatically with the development of more sophisticated and accessible auditory equipment and software that enables the recording and analysis of higher-fidelity and broader-band recordings, including documenting very high frequency (i.e. ultrasound) vocalizations. Historically the relative importance of primate calls has been evaluated qualitatively by the perception of the researcher, but new methods and approaches now enable a greater appreciation for how signals are used and perceived by the primates in question. The integration of anatomical and behavioral data on acoustic communication and the environmental correlates thereof has significant potential for reconstructing behavior in the fossil record. This confluence of factors and accumulating evidence for the sophistication and complexity in both the signal and its interpretation indicate that a book synthesizing this information across primates is warranted and represents an important contribution to the literature.
Front Matter ....Pages i-xvi
Introduction to Primate Hearing and Communication (Marissa A. Ramsier, Rolf M. Quam)....Pages 1-11
The Primate Peripheral Auditory System and the Evolution of Primate Hearing (Sirpa Nummela)....Pages 13-45
Primate Audition: Reception, Perception, and Ecology (Marissa A. Ramsier, Josef P. Rauschecker)....Pages 47-77
Primate Habitat Acoustics (Charles H. Brown, Peter M. Waser)....Pages 79-107
Evolutionary Origins of Primate Vocal Communication: Diversity, Flexibility, and Complexity of Vocalizations in Basal Primates (Elke Zimmermann)....Pages 109-140
Vocal Communication in Family-Living and Pair-Bonded Primates (Charles T. Snowdon)....Pages 141-174
The Primate Roots of Human Language (Klaus ZuberbΓΌhler)....Pages 175-200
Evolution of Hearing and Language in Fossil Hominins (Rolf M. Quam, Ignacio MartΓnez, Manuel Rosa, Juan Luis Arsuaga)....Pages 201-231
Hearing;Animal communication;Primates;SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Physical
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