title: Animal communication: do dolphins have names?
abstract: A new study of contact calls in dolphins shows that individuals can recognize one another using information encoded in the frequency modulation pattern of these calls, in the absence of general voice characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Evolutionary Anthropology Research Group, Durham University, Durham DH1 3HN, UK. r.a.barton@durham.ac.uk
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Barton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D004289:Dolphins / Q000502:physiology*; D009929:Organ Size; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D012919:Social Behavior; D014828:Vocalization, Animal