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The temporal coding of rejection-attraction acoustic signals [abstract]

Paillette, M. (1989). The temporal coding of rejection-attraction acoustic signals [abstract] . Bioacoustics, Volume 2 (2): 168

 

Abstract: 

Temporally coded acoustic signals of rejection and attraction have been studied in various zoological groups from Insects to Mammals. For a given species, the comparison between the two types of signals shows that the rhythm of the "rejection signals'' is slower and more irregular than that of the "attraction signals''. In addition, in related species the signals of attraction are more differentiated than the signals of rejection. An interpretation of a functional nature has been suggested.