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. 2019 Dec 31;21(1):e18. doi: 10.4142/jvs.2020.21.e18

Table 3. Parameters of the ingressive and egressive phases of the purr vocalization.

Parameters Ingressive phase Egressive phase
Mean relative sound pressure level (dB) 70.66–72.4 - 71.72–76.43 -
Mean duration of the phases (ms) 251–819 573 ± 72 484–756 576 ± 90
Max duration (ms) (sd) - 740 - 700
Min duration (ms) (sd) - 450 - 360
Mean No. of cycles per phase 13.41–21.28 13.19 ± 1.64 12.46–20.15 12.43 ± 1.21
Max No. of cycles per phase - 15 - 15
Min No. of cycles per phase - 10 - 10
MeanF0 (Hz) 23.00–26.09 23.24 ± 3.58 20.94–27.21 21.98 ± 3.36
MaxF0 (Hz) - 28.8 - 30.5
MinF0 (Hz) - 18.2 - 17.1
No. of cats 4 1 4 1
Reference [27] [16] [27] [16]

Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation or median (interquartile range).