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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Horm Behav. 2008 Nov 1;55(1):217–227. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2008.10.006

Table 3.

Spectral Properties, Buzzes

Time Statistics

Day 6 (n = 9) Day 8 (n = 10) Day 10 (n = 9) Day 21 (n = 9)* ANOVA

1st buzz pitch (kHz)
Mean 4.32 ± 0.22 4.61 ± 0.06 4.64 ± 0.07 4.80 ± 0.07 F3,9 = 2.57, P = 0.079
CV 0.09 ± 0.02a 0.06 ± 0.01a,b 0.05 ± 0.01a,b 0.02 ± 0.00b F3,9 = 3.90 P = 0.022

1st buzz FM (degrees)
Mean 49.21± 2.06a 44.26 ± 2.11b 41.43 ± 2.48b 32.76±1.71c F3,9 = 20.38, P < 0.001
CV 0.11 ± 0.01 0.14 ± 0.01 0.11 ± 0.01 0.14 ± 0.01 F3,9 = 3.96, P = 0.021

1st buzz entropy
Mean −4.33 ± 0.20a −4.41 ± 0.14a −4.56 ± 0.14a −5.13± 0.07b F3,9 = 6.26, P = 0.003
CV −0.11 ± 0.03 −0.09 ± 0.01 −0.06 ± 0.01 −0.04 ± 0.01 F3,9 = 2.64, P = 0.073

1st buzz pitch goodness
Mean 148.47±4.71a 128.70 ± 6.72b 118.77 ± 8.65b 90.51±8.65c F3,9 = 21.26, P < 0.001
CV 0.19 ± 0.03 0.20 ± 0.02 0.14 ± 0.01 0.18 ± 0.03 F3,9 = 2.05, P = 0.135

2nd buzz pitch (kHz)
Mean 4.05 ± 0.17 4.27 ± 0.04 4.26 ± 0.05 4.45 ± 0.04 F3,9 = 2.84, P = 0.060
CV 0.06 ± 0.02 0.05 ± 0.01 0.04 ± 0.00 0.02 ± 0.00 F3,9 = 2.36, P = 0.098

2nd buzz FM (degrees)
Mean 54.92 ± 1.49 54.09 ± 1.49 53.24 ± 1.29 51.06± 2.55 F3,9 = 1.49, P = 0.245
CV 0.08 ± 0.02 0.08 ± 0.01 0.10 ± 0.01 0.09 ± 0.01 F3,9 = 0.92, P = 0.445

2nd buzz entropy
Mean −4.89 ± 0.18a −5.12 ± 0.08a −5.07 ± 0.11a −5.62± 0.05b F3,9 = 7.81, P < 0.001
CV −0.08 ± 0.02a −0.06 ± 0.01a,b −0.04 ± 0.01a,b −0.02 ±0.01b F3,9 = 4.14, P = 0.017

2nd buzz pitch goodness
Mean 127.80±8.59a,b 133.14 ± 6.98a 125.24± 6.18a,b 102.38±7.84b F3,9 = 3.92, P = 0.02
CV −0.08 ± 0.02 −0.06 ± 0.01 −0.04 ± 0.01 −0.02± 0.01 F3,9 = 1.47, P = 0.248

3rd buzz pitch (kHz)
Mean 3.21 ± 0.09 3.35 ± 0.07 3.32 ± 0.05 3.36 ± 0.11 F3,9 = 1.81, P = 0.174
CV 0.07 ± 0.01 0.07 ± 0.01 0.05 ± 0.01 0.06 ± 0.02 F3,9 = 1.41, P = 0.266

3rd buzz FM (degrees)
Mean 54.92 ± 3.19 55.59 ± 3.39 54.47 ± 3.32 54.64± 3.02 F3,9 = 0.12, P = 0.945
CV 0.09 ± 0.04 0.06 ± 0.01 0.05 ± 0.01 0.05 ± 0.01 F3,9 = 0.69, P = 0.571

3rd buzz entropy
Mean −4.34 ± 0.16 −4.49 ± 0.16 −4.59 ± 0.15 −4.52 ± 0.11 F3,9 = 1.23, P = 0.322
CV −0.14 ± 0.05 −0.06 ± 0.01 −0.05 ± 0.01 −0.05 ± 0.01 F3,9 = 2.79, P = 0.065

3rd buzz pitch goodness
Mean 184.40±14.78 192.49 ± 19.88 193.68 ± 18.66 201.89±20.41 F3,9 = 1.70, P = 0.196
CV 0.23 ± 0.04a 0.11 ± 0.02b 0.11 ± 0.02b 0.13±0.03a,b F3,9 = 4.07, P = 0.019

All values are mean ± SEM. CV = Coefficient of Variation (SD/mean). FM = frequency modulation. Entropy and pitch goodness are unitless. Different superscript letters denote significant differences across a row. Across a row, groups with the same letter do not significantly differ from one another. Lack of letters indicates that no significant differences were found.

*

N is 8 for 3rd buzz, Day 21.