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| Title |
Northern Elephant Seals Memorize the Rhythm and Timbre of Their Rivals’ Voices
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Biology, August 2017
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.035 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nicolas Mathevon, Caroline Casey, Colleen Reichmuth, Isabelle Charrier |
| Abstract |
Crocodilians are known to vocalize within the egg shortly before hatching [1,2]. Although a possible function of these calls - inducing hatching in siblings and stimulating the adult female to open the nest - has already been suggested, it has never been experimentally tested [1-5]. Here, we present the first experimental evidence that pre-hatching calls of Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) juveniles are informative acoustic signals which indeed target both siblings and mother. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 35 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 7 | 20% |
| United States | 3 | 9% |
| Colombia | 1 | 3% |
| Australia | 1 | 3% |
| Brazil | 1 | 3% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 3% |
| Spain | 1 | 3% |
| Senegal | 1 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 17 | 49% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 18 | 51% |
| Scientists | 14 | 40% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 103 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 103 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 24 | 23% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 15 | 15% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 13% |
| Professor | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 15 | 15% |
| Unknown | 17 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 39 | 38% |
| Neuroscience | 13 | 13% |
| Psychology | 9 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 4% |
| Linguistics | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 13 | 13% |
| Unknown | 23 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 361. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 January 2023.
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#87,293
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#535
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#1,989
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#12
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