Bioacoustics & Ecoacoustics Glossary

harmonic

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"A note whose frequency is an integral multiple of the fundamental frequency. This is only true of an idealized system. In real circumstances the harmonics diverge from the integral values to a varying extent." [1]

Reference: [1] Ewing AW. Arthropod Bioacoustics: Neurobiology and Behaviour. Ithaca, New York: Comstock; 1989.; Erbe et al. (2022), Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound, Terms and Definitions. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97540-1_4