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When a territorial animal reacts less violently to the acoustic signals of a familiar neighbor than to those of an unknown individual.
Reference: [1] Mathevon (2023), The Voices of Nature: How and Why Animals Communicate, pp. 305–308.
To cite this website:
Ed Baker (2026) Bioacoustics & Ecoacoustics Glossary (https://glossary.acousti.cloud/). Accessed on October 6, 2026, 11:16 pm.