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Gail L. Patricelli Marc S. Dantzker Jack W. Bradbury 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2007,61(7):1099-1110
Studies of animal acoustic communication have found that the frequency and temporal structure of acoustic signals can be shaped
by selection for efficient communication. The directionality of acoustic radiation may also be adapted for communication,
but we know relatively little about how directionality varies with signal function, sender morphology, and the environment
in which the sound is transmitted. We tested the hypothesis that the directionality of a vocalization is adapted to its function
in communication. This hypothesis predicts that vocalizations that are directed to multiple conspecifics (e.g., advertisements
and alarms) will be relatively omnidirectional because this will maximize the number of neighbors and mates that receive the
signal, and that vocalizations directed to particular individuals will be relatively directional because this will maximize
detection of the signal by the targeted receiver and minimize eavesdropping. To test these predictions, we measured the directionality
and amplitude of red-winged blackbird (Agelaius pheoniceus) vocalizations in the field by recording vocalizations simultaneously on eight calibrated microphones encircling the bird.
We found significant variation in directionality among vocalizations. Supporting our predictions, we found that the most omnidirectional
vocalizations were those used to alert conspecifics to danger, and the most directional vocalizations are those used during
courtship and solicitation of copulation, when the costs of eavesdropping are likely to be high. These results suggest that
the directionality of red-winged blackbird vocalizations is shaped by selection for effective communication. This study is
the first to provide statistical support for the hypothesis that directionality is related to the function of a signal in
communication. 相似文献
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The ever-increasing complexity of disasters demands utilisation of knowledge that exists outside domains traditionally drawn upon in disaster management. To be operationally useful, such knowledge must he extracted, combined with information generated by the disaster itself, and transformed into actionable knowledge. The process, though, is hampered by existing, business-oriented approaches to knowledge management, by technical issues related to access to relevant, multi-domain information/knowledge, and by executive decision-making processes based predominantly on historical knowledge. Consequently, as shown by many recent incidents, the management of large-scale (mega) disasters is often inefficient and exceedingly costly. This paper demonstrates that the integration of modified information and knowledge management into the concepts of network-centric operations and network-enabled capabilities, and the employment of Boyd's OODA (Observe, Orient, Decide, and Act) Loop-based decision-making in unpredictable and dynamically changing environments, may address some of these problems. 相似文献
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Experimental evidence for the effects of chronic anthropogenic noise on abundance of Greater Sage-Grouse at leks 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Increasing evidence suggests that chronic noise from human activities negatively affects wild animals, but most studies have failed to separate the effects of chronic noise from confounding factors, such as habitat fragmentation. We played back recorded continuous and intermittent anthropogenic sounds associated with natural gas drilling and roads at leks of Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus). For 3 breeding seasons, we monitored sage grouse abundance at leks with and without noise. Peak male attendance (i.e., abundance) at leks experimentally treated with noise from natural gas drilling and roads decreased 29% and 73%, respectively, relative to paired controls. Decreases in abundance at leks treated with noise occurred in the first year of the study and continued throughout the experiment. Noise playback did not have a cumulative effect over time on peak male attendance. There was limited evidence for an effect of noise playback on peak female attendance at leks or male attendance the year after the experiment ended. Our results suggest that sage-grouse avoid leks with anthropogenic noise and that intermittent noise has a greater effect on attendance than continuous noise. Our results highlight the threat of anthropogenic noise to population viability for this and other sensitive species. 相似文献
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Among the most typical consequences of disasters is the near or complete collapse of terrestrial telecommunications infrastructures (especially the distribution network–the 'last mile') and their concomitant unavailability to the rescuers and the higher echelons of mitigation teams. Even when such damage does not take place, the communications overload/congestion resulting from significantly elevated traffic generated by affected residents can be highly disturbing. The paper proposes innovative remedies to the telecommunications difficulties in disaster struck regions. The offered solutions are network-centric operations-cap able, and can be employed in management of disasters of any magnitude (local to national or international). Their implementation provide ground rescue teams (such as law enforcement, firemen, healthcare personnel, civilian authorities) with tactical connectivity among themselves, and, through the Next Generation Network backbone, ensure the essential bidirectional free flow of information and distribution of Actionable Knowledge among ground units, command/control centres, and civilian and military agencies participating in the rescue effort. 相似文献
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