Acoustical comparison between decrescendo calls of female mallards and mimicry by humans using artificial duck calls

Acoustical comparison between decrescendo calls of female mallards and mimicry by humans using artificial duck calls

Abstract Female mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) emit a diverse repertoire of vocalizations. Duck hunters and callers mimic these vocalizations using artificial calls made from wood or plastic. The extent to which humans can mimic live mallards using artificial calls is unknown. We compared acoustic fe...

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Main Authors: James T. Callicutt, Richard M. Kaminski, Rubin Shmulsky, Michael L. Schummer, John P. Lestrade
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-03-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Subjects:
acoustics
Anas platyrhynchos
decrescendo
mallard
spectral analysis
vocalizations
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.228
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