Authors: U. J rgens (Editor), J. Newman (Editor), E. Zimmermann
ISBN-13: 9780306450648, ISBN-10: 030645064X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC
Date Published: October 2007
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Current Topics in Primate Vocal Communication is the first compilation of evolution-oriented research on the vocal communication abilities of non human primates. Contributions examine a broad array of different primate groups, ranging from the most archaic primates such as lemurs, loris, and bushbabies to higher primates including apes and man. In-depth reviews feature previously unpublished material and provide state-of-the-art information on current techniques and the latest developments in primate bioacoustics. Papers address recent findings on social and environmental determinants of nonhuman primate vocal systems from a functional and evolutionary perspective, and explore their morphological, neuronal, and cognitive aspects. Novel theories are raised on the evolution of human speech and language from nonhuman primate vocal communication. The new data and thought-provoking concepts presented in this book are valuable for students and professionals in zoology, psychology, ethology and animal behavior, anthropology, primatology, linguistics, neurobiology, and comparative anatomy.
Compiles current research topics on primate vocal communication, based in part on oral presentations at the 1992 and 1994 Congresses of the International Primatological Society, and addresses aspects of the field such as social and environmental determinants of nonhuman primate vocal systems, the evolution of human speech, technical developments for analyzing vocalizations, and neuronal adaptations for innate and learned vocal behavior. Valuable for students and professionals in zoology, psychology, linguistics, and primatology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Some analysis methods that may be useful to acoustic primatologists | 1 | |
Artificial neural networks for analysis and recognition of primate vocal communication | 29 | |
Loud calls in nocturnal prosimians: Structure, evolution and ontogeny | 47 | |
Vocal ontogeny in macaques and marmosets: Convergent and divergent line of development | 73 | |
Vocal ontogeny of the squirrel monkey, Saimiri boliviensis peruviensis | 99 | |
Temporal and acoustic flexibility in vocal exchanges of coo calls in Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) | 121 | |
The vocal behavior of Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus): Call features and their performance in infants and adults | 141 | |
Loud calls in Great Apes: Sex differences and social correlates | 161 | |
A comparative approach to the non-human primate vocal tract: Implications for sound production | 185 | |
Neuronal control of vocal production in non-human and human primates | 199 | |
Role of auditory cortex in the perception of vocalizations by Japanese macaques | 207 | |
Amplitude envelope encoding as a feature for temporal information processing in the auditory cortex of squirrel monkeys | 221 | |
Representational signaling in non-human primate vocal communication | 235 | |
Linguistic capacity: An ontogenetic theory with evolutionary implications | 253 | |
What primate calls can tell us about human evolution | 273 | |
Index | 283 |