... for animals to communicate effectively with one another, they pose equal challenges to researchers interested in studying vibrational communication. vibratory signal seismic signal transfer function laser vibrometry © 2012. 2012 8 12 2011 9 7 2012 * Author...

...., Maddison, W. P. and Hoy, R. R. ( 2003 ). Seismic signals in a courting male jumping spider(Araneae: Salticidae). J. Exp. Biol. 206 , 4029 -4039. Elias, D. O., Hebets, E., Hoy, R. R. and Mason, A. C. ( 2005 ). Seismic signals are crucial for male mating success in a visual specialist jumping spider...

... of multi-component signals has received considerably less attention. Here, using synchronous high-speed video and laser vibrometer recordings followed by experimental manipulations of putative sound-producing structures, we explored the mechanisms of seismic signal production in the courtship display...

... spatial orientation obstacle echolocation seismic signal Spalax ehrenbergi mole-rat subterranean mammal The blind mole-rat is a solitary subterranean rodent that digs and inhabits its own branching tunnel system, which it does not leave unless forced to(e.g. if water floods its tunnels...

... of signalling behaviour in the vibratory (seismic) modality. We videotaped courtship behaviour and used laser vibrometry to record seismic signals and observed that each prominent visual signal is accompanied by a subsequent seismic component. Three broad categories of seismic signals were observed(`thumps...