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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Differentiating Western Australian Nyctophilus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) echolocation calls.

RD Bullen and NL McKenzie

Australian Mammalogy 23(2) 89 - 93
Published: 2001

Abstract

The ultrasound calls of the six species of Nyctophilus bat in Western Australia can be differentiated using power spectral analysis. Their search-mode call sequences show distinctive trends of variation in peak-frequency (Fpeak) values call-to-call. These differences are too subtle to be separated in amplitude-time domain with the processing tools currently available. The call-to-call variations in Fpeak through time can be characterised from the call sequence recordings using Fourier analysis if care is taken to select genuine search-mode sequences. These variations can then be used to correctly identify the species emitting the call.

https://doi.org/10.1071/AM01089

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