Infrasonic and Seismic Communication in the Vertebrates with Special Emphasis on the Afrotheria: An Update and Future Directions

Narins, Peter M.; Stoeger, Angela S.; O’Connell‐Rodwell, Caitlin E.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-27721-9_7

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“…That is, golden rocket frogs inject vibrational signals into, and detect vibrational signals from, the substrate on which they reside. Our results suggest that these frogs utilize both acoustic and seismic signals in their communication, and our study adds to the small but burgeoning number of reports of vertebrate seismic communication on above-ground structures, by animals including rodents, chameleons, and New-world tree frogs [10].…”

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Plant-borne vibrations modulate calling behaviour in a tropical amphibian

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Current Biology

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Plant-borne vibrations modulate calling behaviour in a tropical amphibian

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Meenderink²,

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Current Biology

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“…This arrangement conducts airborne (and sometimes waterborne) sound pressure changes to the inner ear in adult anurans. Amphibians also have a second sound transmission pathway -the opercular systemto detect signals through the ground (Smotherman and Narins, 2004;Narins et al, 2016). In addition, the amphibian ear is unusual in the number of auditory end organs it contains.…”

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“…Infrasound and ultrasound (see Glossary) are used similarly in both media by different mammals. The largest mammals in both habitats, namely, elephants and baleen whales (mysticetes), utilize infrasound for long-distance communication over kilometres (Narins et al, 2016). In contrast, ultrasound is used for echolocation and hunting of small prey items (i.e.…”

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Acoustic communication in terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates

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2017

Journal of Experimental Biology

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Sound propagates much faster and over larger distances in water than in air, mainly because of differences in the density of these media. This raises the question of whether terrestrial (land mammals, birds) and (semi-)aquatic animals (frogs, fishes, cetaceans) differ fundamentally in the way they communicate acoustically. Terrestrial vertebrates primarily produce sounds by vibrating vocal tissue (folds) directly in an airflow. This mechanism has been modified in frogs and cetaceans, whereas fishes generate sounds in quite different ways mainly by utilizing the swimbladder or pectoral fins. On land, vertebrates pick up sounds with light tympana, whereas other mechanisms have had to evolve underwater. Furthermore, fishes differ from all other vertebrates by not having an inner ear end organ devoted exclusively to hearing. Comparing acoustic communication within and between aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates reveals that there is no 'aquatic way' of sound communication, as compared with a more uniform terrestrial one. Birds and mammals display rich acoustic communication behaviour, which reflects their highly developed cognitive and social capabilities. In contrast, acoustic signaling seems to be the exception in fishes, and is obviously limited to short distances and to substrate-breeding species, whereas all cetaceans communicate acoustically and, because of their predominantly pelagic lifestyle, exploit the benefits of sound propagation in a dense, obstacle-free medium that provides fast and almost lossless signal transmission.

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“…in organisms (e.g., Hill, 2008;Narins et al, 2016;Sugi et al, 2018) and vibrational signaling is now considered one of the most ancient forms of communication (Cocroft et al, 2014;Endler, 2014). It is likely that it is present in bacteria (e.g., Reguera, 2011) and vibrational stimuli affect plants as well (Appel and Cocroft, 2014).…”

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“…It is likely that it is present in bacteria (e.g., Reguera, 2011) and vibrational stimuli affect plants as well (Appel and Cocroft, 2014). So far, behavioral response to vibrational stimuli has been documented in nematodes (Torr et al, 2004), molluscs (Roberts et al, 2015), annelids (Mitra et al, 2009), arthropods (Hill, 2008), and vertebrates (Narins et al, 2016).…”

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Predator-Prey Interactions and Eavesdropping in Vibrational Communication Networks

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Due to human perceptional bias in favor of airborne sounds, substrate-borne vibrational signaling has been traditionally regarded as a highly specialized, inherently short-range and, consequently, a private communication channel, free from eavesdropping by sexual competitors and predators. In this review, we synthesize current knowledge pertinent to the view that most animals live in a rich vibratory world, where vibrational information is available to unintended receivers. In recent years, we realized that vibrational signaling is one of the oldest and taxonomically most widespread forms of communication by mechanical waves and that receptors detecting substrate vibrations are ubiquitous. In nature, substrate vibrations are reliable source of information readily available to all members of the animal community able to detect them. Viewing vibrational communication in more relevant ecological context reveals that animals relying on substrate vibrations live in complex communication networks. Long evolutionary history of this communication channel is reflected in varied and sophisticated predator-prey interactions guided by substrate-borne vibrations. Eavesdropping and exploitation of vibrational signals used in sexual communication have been so far largely neglected; however, existing studies show that generalist arthropod predators can intercept such signals emitted by insects to obtain information about prey availability and use that information when making foraging decisions. Moreover, males which advertise themselves for longer periods than females and with vibrational signals of higher amplitude face higher predation risk. It is likely that eavesdropping and exploitation of vibrational signals are major drivers in the evolution taking place in the vibratory world and we believe that studies of interspecific interactions guided by substrate vibrations will, in the future, offer numerous opportunities to unravel mechanisms that are central to understanding behavior in general.

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Infrasonic and Seismic Communication in the Vertebrates with Special Emphasis on the Afrotheria: An Update and Future Directions

Cited by 23 publications

References 147 publications

Plant-borne vibrations modulate calling behaviour in a tropical amphibian

Plant-borne vibrations modulate calling behaviour in a tropical amphibian

Acoustic communication in terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates

Predator-Prey Interactions and Eavesdropping in Vibrational Communication Networks

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