Localization of Primate Calls by Old World Monkeys

Monkeys (Macaca) were trained by operant conditioning techniques to report the minimum detectable change in location of a sound in space, and were tested with a series of recorded coo or clear call vocalizations. Acuity of localization varied from approximately 4° to 15° and was a function of the ma...

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Published inScience (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 201; no. 4357; pp. 753 - 754
Main Authors Brown, Charles H., Beecher, Michael D., Moody, David B., Stebbins, William C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Association for the Advancement of Science 25.08.1978
Subjects
Acoustic data
Animal vocalization
Animals
Auditory Perception - physiology
Frequency modulation
Geodetic position
Haplorhini
Macaca - physiology
Monkeys
Orientation - physiology
Pitch Discrimination - physiology
Primates
Signal bandwidth
Signal noise
Sound localization
Vocalization, Animal - physiology
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Summary:Monkeys (Macaca) were trained by operant conditioning techniques to report the minimum detectable change in location of a sound in space, and were tested with a series of recorded coo or clear call vocalizations. Acuity of localization varied from approximately 4° to 15° and was a function of the magnitude of the change in pitch (frequency modulation) of the different clear calls.
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ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.97785