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. 2021 Aug 18;5(3):txab127. doi: 10.1093/tas/txab127

Table 4.

Definitions of vocalization characteristics recorded during the Social Challenge Test (adapted from Chapel et al. 2018)

Variable Description
Duration, s Duration of each individual call
Peak frequency, Hz Loudest frequency found within a call
Bandwidth, Hz The difference between the minimum and maximum frequency
Entropy The randomness within a call where zero is a pure-tone and one is completely random noise
Total duration, s Total time of all calls together
Interval between calls, s Time between calls
Harmonic to noise ratio Ratio of the degree of harmonic sound to additional noise produced within a call