Thanks, Gabriel, for your observations.
There are a few groups actually focused on biophonic issues these days
(rather than single-species fragmentation and deconstruction of the
bioacoustic field in the wild). One is the bioacoustic studies (at
both undergraduate and graduate levels) at Michigan State University
under the Envirosonics Department formerly instated by Stuart Gage,
now Emeritus but still involved. The other is the bioacoustic program
run through the Forestry Department at Purdue University and headed by
Bryan Pijanowski, whose biophonic research is funded in part by the
National Science Foundation and also supported internationally with an
invitation-only workshop planned at Aldo Leopold's Wisconsin venue
later this month. Both the MSU and Purdue programs are based on the
more holistic model I've been focused on for the past several decades
and both offer internships (at the academic level) and fully informed
programs up to and including doctorate level enquiry.
If anyone is interested in more specific information, feel free to
contact me off-list.
Bernie Krause
On Jul 2, 2012, at 7:39 AM, mipartitus wrote:
> Hi Evelyn,
>
> I would look through abstracts (or full papers if you have access to
> them) of scientific journals like Animal Behaviour, Bioacoustics,
> Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and Ethology, and see
> what type of work you like. Then just email the head of the lab.
> Many animal communication researchers like to underscore links
> between animal vocalizations and music/speech/human behavior, but
> know little about the latter fields. Even if you do not have a
> background in science, I think there are certainly groups that are
> interested in input/interest from the other perspectives and that
> would support a project.
>
> I am listening to Krause's book too (bought the audio edition a few
> days ago). Halfway through. I think it is very interesting and
> inspiring. Highly recommend reading/listening for everyone, also for
> bioacousticians.
>
> Beware though that Krause is spot on with his conclusion that by far
> the majority of bioacoustics that has been done so far is about
> single animals/vocalizations, not about the full soundscape that we
> like to listen to. This is despite the fact that the same soundscape
> also forms the input into the animal's ear, so one would think it
> deserves more scientific attention. So unless you come up with a new
> idea, chances are great that you end up measuring call/song
> parameters of a bird/frog/dolphin. Also interesting, nothing wrong
> with that, I do this a lot myself--and perhaps this is exactly what
> you want--but since you are inspired by Krause's book, I would try
> to take it into a different direction.
>
> Good luck, Gabriel
>
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> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
> Krause.
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