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VOCALIZATION [3 records]

Record 1 2020-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Mammals
CONT

... calls may function as important tools for conveying information about foraging, social behaviors and whale identity.

CONT

Some species have different vocalizations depending on where they're found in the world. Humpback whales in Antarctica have different vocalizations from humpbacks in Alaska.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Mammifères
CONT

La plupart des mammifères marins de nos eaux produisent des vocalises sous l'eau propres à chaque espèce.

OBS

vocalise : désignation habituellement utilisée au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • vocalises

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Birds
OBS

vocalize: to utter vocal sounds.

Key term(s)
  • bird vocalization

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Cependant la correspondance entre l'émission et la réception n'est pas exclusive. Un oiseau doit être sensible à d'autres sources de bruits que ses propres vocalisations : ceux produits par un prédateur par exemple, ou par sa proie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento animal
  • Aves
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Record 3 1996-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Singing
DEF

A passage practiced to maintain or develop technical skill in singing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chant
DEF

Exercice de vocalisation, en chant.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Canto
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