Nature Communications (Jun 2019)

Coevolution of vocal signal characteristics and hearing sensitivity in forest mammals

  • Benjamin D. Charlton,
  • Megan A. Owen,
  • Ronald R. Swaisgood

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10768-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Sensory drive theory predicts that vocal signalling coevolves with auditory sensitivity, but empirical evidence is limited. Here, Charlton et al. show that vocal characteristics and hearing have coevolved in forest mammals, due to constraints imposed by the local signalling environment.