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Table 3 Means of acoustic parameters of calls b8, b9, c5, c6, d3 and d6, which are shown ± SD. n is the number of individuals

From: A small vocal repertoire during the breeding season expresses complex behavioral motivations and individual signature in the common coot

Call type

Behaviors

Peak frequency

(PF, Hz)

Fundamental frequency

(F0, Hz)

Maximum frequency of F0

(F0max, Hz)

Minimum frequency of F0 (F0min, Hz)

Duration of syllable (T, s)

Interval of syllables (TI, s)

b8

leaving nest

5553 ± 206

(n = 1)

727 ± 60

(n = 1)

0.044 ± 0.005

(n = 1)

1.842 ± 0.262

(n = 1)

b9

communication with nestlings

4240 ± 1938

(n = 1)

666 ± 128

(n = 1)

0.045 ± 0.007

(n = 1)

0.784 ± 0.040

(n = 1)

c5

back to nest

1265 ± 593

(n = 1)

985 ± 185

(n = 1)

0.012 ± 0.003

(n = 1)

1.111 ± 0.116

(n = 1)

c6

in the nest

1075 ± 464

(n = 3)

795 ± 140

(n = 3)

1096 ± 83

(n = 3)

485 ± 120

(n = 3)

0.013 ± 0.010

(n = 3)

1.326 ± 0.090

(n = 3)

d3

forage

4444 ± 159

(n = 3)

4444 ± 159

(n = 3)

5300 ± 287

(n = 3)

3567 ± 100

(n = 3)

0.034 ± 0.007

(n = 3)

1.090 ± 0.224

(n = 3)

d6

in the nest

4833 ± 1341

(n = 1)

4378 ± 97

(n = 1)

5058 ± 267

(n = 1)

3653 ± 68

(n = 1)

0.038 ± 0.012

(n = 1)

1.149 ± 0.116

(n = 1)