Individual distinctiveness across call types of the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum).

ABSTRACT: Individual distinctiveness in the acoustic structure of vocalizations provides a basis for individual recognition in mammals and plays an important role in social behavior. Within a species, call types can differ in individual distinctiveness, which can be explained by three factors, namely differences in the social function, the distance of the caller to the receiver, and the acoustic structure of the call. We explored the variation in individual distinctiveness across three call types (Grunt, Hiss, Snort) of the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) and investigated to what extent the abovementioned factors account for individual distinctiveness. Calls were recorded from 25 adult southern white rhinoceroses in six different zoos. We used three methods to compare th

SUBMITTER: Linn SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8189687 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature