Whatever your background or discipline we hope that you will give
consideration to presenting us with your experience and expertise
within a unique multi-disciplined approach to the study of the acoustic
environment that is Acoustic Ecology.
Nigel Frayne
Chair of the Board
World Forum for Acoustic Ecology
***********************call for papers*************************
WORLD FORUM FOR ACOUSTIC ECOLOGY (WFAE)
International Symposium - Call for Papers and Projects
19 - 23rd March 2003
Melbourne, Australia
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Call for:
a) theoretical papers; research reports;
b) sound art, composition or installation reports;
c) projects in the fields of design; architecture; urban design;
environmental planning; economics; politics;
d) projects in the fields of new media; literature;...
Acoustic Ecology is a broad and multi-disciplined approach to the study
of the acoustic environment. The central issue is the relationship
between environment and the organisms which inhabit it. Historically
sound artists and music practitioners have featured in the dialogue
around acoustic ecology as they explore their sound world. There are
many other people who study and employ the sound medium - engineers,
scientists, bioacousticians, audiologists, psychologists,
anthropologists, educators, designers and more.
The WFAE International Symposium seeks to provide a forum for the
expression of this diverse range of knowledge, views and expertise and
thereby find connections between them. Authors will be required to
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Professionals, academics, artists, scientists and others are invited to
present research, artwork or projects in their field of expertise.
Authors are encouraged to include clear references to the underlying
principles of their field of interest as well as the relationship
between their work and other disciplines within the field of acoustic
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ABSTRACTS:
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Roger Alsop
Victorian College of the Arts
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Victoria
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CLOSE DATE FOR ABSTRACTS:
14th October 2002
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14th November 2002
FINAL PAPERS DUE:
3rd February 2003
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>From Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:27:50 -0700
From: Thomsen <>
To:
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 08:27:50 -0700
Subject: new article on killer whale whistles
Message-Id:
Dear colleagues,
I would like to draw your attention on our new article that just came
out in 'naturwissenschaften' (Springer):
On the communicative significance of
whistles in wild killer whales (Orcinus
orca)
by:
Frank Thomsen, Dierk Franck and John K. B. Ford
It is published online first and will appear in the next issue of the
magazine. It can be found under:
<a
href="http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00114/contents/02/0035/";
rel="nofollow">http://link.springer.de/link/service/journals/00114/contents/02/0035/</A>
Reprints / pdf file will be sent upon request.
Best,
Frank Thomsen
Abstract.
Killer whales (Orcinus orca) use pulsed calls and whistles in
underwater communication. Unlike pulsed calls, whistles have
received little study and thus their function is poorly known. In this
study, whistle activities of groups of individually known killer whales
were compared quantitatively across behavioural categories.
Acoustic recordings and simultaneous behavioural observations
were made of northern resident killer whales off Vancouver Island in
1996 and 1997. Whistles were produced at greater rates than
discrete calls during close-range behavioural activities than during
long-range activities. They were the predominant sound-type
recorded during socializing. The number of whistles per animal per
minute was significantly higher during close-range behavioural
activities than during long-range activities. Evidently, whistles play
an important role in the close-range acoustic communication in
northern resident killer
whales.
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Dr. Frank Thomsen
Zoologisches Institut
und Zoologisches Museum
Universität Hamburg
Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3
D-20146 Hamburg
Germany
Tel.: 49-40-42838 5968
Fax.: 49-40-42838 3937
e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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