Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior |
Editors | Jae Chun Choe |
Place of Publication | Oxford |
Publisher | Academic Press |
Publication date | 2019 |
Edition | 2nd edition |
Pages | 438 - 448 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-0-12-813252-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Abstract
The chapter gives an introduction to acoustics and acoustical signals. It is argued that motion in air and water always produces sound, in addition to other types of acoustical signals. The chapter details sound emission, propagation and production by animals.
Keywords
- acoustics
- dipole
- far field
- fluid wave
- monopole
- near field
- sound transmission
- sound wave