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Right ear advantage (REA) describes the tendency of animals to preferentially orient themselves in order to detect different types of auditory signals with different ears. It is believed that the orientation behaviors help improve efficiency of appropriate neural and behavioral … Continue reading
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The art of communication involves two aspects: the first being the propagation of the signal across a medium, and the second being the reception of the information within the signal being communicated. The receiver can use this information to construct … Continue reading
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Background noise often interferes with an organisms ability to reduce uncertainty based on acoustic cues and signals, as it makes it more difficult for the organism to separate out valuable information from the ambient noise. In the ocean, background noise … Continue reading
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Chances are you’ve woken up in the morning to the sounds of chirping birds. If you’re a very early riser, you may have even caught the “dawn chorus”, or the singing of a large number of birds before dawn each day. … Continue reading
