Patrícia Ferreira Monticelli

• Abstract

  This project has two concerns: understanding the behavior of acoustic communication in a comparative evolutionary approach, following a previous line of research; and using this knowledge in studies and practical actions focused on natural populations of terrestrial mammals. The first of these concerns is dealt in a descriptive study of repertoires of neotropical species that make use of …

  Acoustic communication in terrestrial neotropical mammals: comparative description of repertoire and bioacoustics as a tool to natural population studies, AP.R

• Abstract

  Courtship is a communicative process, where the males can signal their qualities, and the females evaluate them and choose mates. During this dynamic interaction, the males may adjust their signals accordingly to female responses. Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) courtship display is composed of three different sensorial modalities (visual/motor, acoustic, and chemical). The male initiates co…

  It takes two to tango: female role in guinea pig courtship displays, BP.PD

• Abstract

  Clues or information about identity and quality sent to individuals of the opposite sex during the courtship can define the reproductive success of the sender. Through sound communication, for example, information about the sender is transported in one or more acoustic parameters, such as frequency, duration, and intensity. Thus, signals that communicate different information have differe…

  Guinea pigs' purr: an identity or quality call?, BP.IC

• Abstract

  The possibility of identifying species through the detection of their acoustic signals of communication opens a range of possibilities in the science and practices of conservation of biodiversity. However, it is necessary to invest in the development of automation technology for the detection process of sounds of interest, amidst long hours of recording sound landscapes. The objective of …

  Source-filter theory, wavelets and cepstrum: what can these analytical approaches reveal within the scope of individual vocal recognition?, BP.IC

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• Abstract

  My postdoctoral research project is investigating whether the variation in guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) courtship display is a result of male behavioral adjustment in response to female behavior. Previous results indicate that the courtship call could be the most important component of the display since it is exhibited for a longer time than other elements (rumba and multimodal exhibition…

  Sensory Perception and Social Behavior, BE.EP.PD

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  Most of the animal courtship displays are composed by complex signals from the combination of more than one component or from the overlapping of different multiple sensory modalities. Cavia species are a rare example of mammals that use a complex courtship display, in which at least three signals from different modalities are used: acoustic, visual and chemical.The main goal of this inter…

  Methods in multimodal communication, BE.EP.DR