The Encoding of Individual Identity in Dolphin Signature Whistles: How Much Information Is Needed?

Arik Kershenbaum; Laela S. Sayigh; Vincent M. Janik

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077671

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The Encoding of Individual Identity in Dolphin Signature Whistles: How Much Information Is Needed?

Arik Kershenbaum ,

* E-mail: arik@nimbios.org

Affiliations National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America, Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Laela S. Sayigh,

Affiliation Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Vincent M. Janik

Affiliation School of Biology, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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The Encoding of Individual Identity in Dolphin Signature Whistles: How Much Information Is Needed?

Arik Kershenbaum,
Laela S. Sayigh,
Vincent M. Janik

Published: October 23, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077671

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Title: “Algorithm used in music retrieval systems applied to help identify dolphin whistles | Science Codex”
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Arik replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 26 Oct 2013 at 02:01 GMT

Local 8 Now Flipper on Line 1? UT researchers closer to figuring out how dolphins talk http://www.local8now.com/...

Red Orbit Name That Tune http://www.redorbit.com/n...

EurekAlert! Name that tune http://www.eurekalert.org...

Phys.Org Name that tune: Algorithm used in music retrieval systems applied to help identify dolphin whistles http://phys.org/news/2013...

The Verge Shazam at sea: music lookup techniques can distinguish dolphin calls http://www.theverge.com/2...

Science Daily 'Name That Tune' Algorithm Used to Identify Signature Whistles of Dolphins http://www.sciencedaily.c...

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