CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?

ANIMAL communication; ANIMAL social behavior; ANIMAL behavior; ANIMAL sound production; BIOACOUSTICS; NATURE sounds; DOLPHIN sounds; FROG sounds

The article presents an overview of methods which several species of animals that vocalize while in large groups, including dolphins and frogs, must use to be heard above their group's background noise. A discussion of several research studies, including one from researchers at Dalhousie University, which have been conducted in an effort to better understand the ways in which animals in large social groups communicate, is presented. The communication patterns of several animals in large social groups are examined.