Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16034
Title: Signaling systems in Australian wild dogs: Who's calling and who cares?
Contributor(s): Nolan, Huw (author); Brown, Wendy  (author)orcid ; Ballard, Guy-Anthony  (author); McDonald, Paul  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2014
DOI: 10.1016/j.jveb.2014.09.041
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16034
Abstract: Alarm and distress vocalizations are important anti-predator strategies for many species. An alarm call is a particular vocal response to potential or actual danger, whereas a distress call is an involuntary emotional response to a similar situation and/or stimuli. Alarm and distress calls are often associated with prey species. Australian wild dogs (dingoes, feral dogs and their hybrids) have been observed utilizing similar strategies in response to intense human interactions. We analyzed the spectral (frequency and amplitude shifts) and temporal (call length) components of vocalizations recorded from trapped wild dogs and compared these to vocalizations from captive individuals under non-stressful situations. (i) Vocal responses to trapping are not restricted to distress calls. (ii) The structure of wild dog vocalizations differs across sites, suggesting local dialects or individual differences exist. (iii) Age and social status may affect the type of call elicited by an individual. Understanding the differences in vocalizations of wild dogs in varying environments is vital to the success of remote acoustic monitoring endeavors and to the improvement of wildlife management as a proxy for individual stress. Understanding how vocal communication varies across groups will aid in understanding the evolution of the dingo.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of Veterinary Behavior, v.9 (6), p. e12
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Place of Publication: United States of America
ISSN: 1878-7517
1558-7878
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 070207 Humane Animal Treatment
070203 Animal Management
060801 Animal Behaviour
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 300306 Animal welfare
300302 Animal management
310901 Animal behaviour
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 839901 Animal Welfare
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 109902 Animal welfare
HERDC Category Description: C4 Letter of Note
Appears in Collections:Journal Article
School of Environmental and Rural Science

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