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. 2023 Sep 28;26(11):108090. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108090

Table 2.

Definition of the vocal and event terms used

Term Definition Includes
Utterance A bout of vocal emission (single units and sequences) Single vocal unit: 1 or more vocal units of the same call type, with less than 2-s between units (e.g., a grunt or a series of grunts)
Sequence: a combination of at least two successive different vocal units with less than 1-s between call types (e.g., grunt + bark)
Event Context or situation in which a vocal utterance was emitted (i.e., activity, social interaction, environmental change) Single event: only one event occurred during utterance emission
Concomitant event: numerous events occurred during utterance emission, either simultaneously or in rapid sequential order or both.