§16§The last decades have brought a significant increase in research on acoustic communi cation in animals. Publication of scientific papers on both empirical and theoretical aspects of this topic has greatly increased, and a new journal, Bioacoustics, is entirely devoted to such articles. Coupled with this proliferation of work is a recognition that many of the current issues are best approached with an interdisciplinary perspective, requiring technical and theoretical contributions from a number of areas of inquiry that have traditionally been separated. With the notable exception of a collection edited by Lewis (1983), there have been fewvolumes predominatelyfocused on technical issues in comparative bioacoustics to follow up the earlyworks edited by Lanyon and Tavolga (1960) and Busnel (1963). It was the tremendous growth of expertise c:()ncerning this topic in particular that provided the initial impetus to organize this volume, which attempts to present fundamental information f §16§rom both theoretical and applied aspects of current bioacoustics research. While a completely comprehensive review would be impractical, this volume offers a basic treatment of a wide variety of topics aimed at providing a conceptual framework within which researchers can address their own questions. Each presentation is designed to be useful to the broadest possible spectrum of researchers, including both those currently working in any of the many and diverse disciplines of bioacoustics, and others that may be new to such studies. §04§Section I:Processing and Analysis of Acoustic Signals.- 1 Acoustic Signals of Animals: Recording, Field Measurements, Analysis and Description.- 2 Digital Signal Acquisition and Representation.- 3 Digital Signal Analysis, Editing, and Synthesis.- 4 Application of Filters in Bioacoustics.- 5 Applying Linear Predictive Coding (LPC) to Frequency-spectrum Analysis of Animal Acoustic Signals.- Section II: Sound Production and Transmission.- 6 Acoustic Communication Under the Sea.- 7 Ultrasound and Infrasound.- 8 Measuring and Modeling Speech Production.- 9 Sound Production in Birds: Acoustics and Physiology Revisited.- Section III Assessing Biologically Important Responses.- 10 Sound Playback Studies.- 11 The Laboratory Use of Conditional and Natural Responses in the Study of Avian Auditory Perception.- 12 Assessing Hormonal Responses to Acoustic Stimulation.- Species Index.- Author Index.
