Biotremology: Studying Vibrational Behavior

This volume is a self-contained companion piece to Studying Vibrational Communication, published in 2014 within the same series. The field has expanded considerably since then, and has even acquired a name of its own: biotremology.

Part I. Studying Vibrational Behavior: Ideas, Concepts and History.- Quo Vadis, Biotremology?.- What is Biotremology?.- Biotremology and Sensory Ecology.- Body Tremulations and their Transmission as Vibrations for Short Distance Information Transfer between Ephippiger Male and Female.- Part II. The State of the Field: Concepts and Frontiers in Vibrational Behavior.- Physical Basis of Vibrational Behaviour: Channel Properties, Noise and Excitation Signal.- Copulatory Courtship with Vibrational Signals.- Stinkbugs: Multisensory Communication with Chemical and Vibratory Signals Transmitted Through Different Media.- Part III. Practical Issues in Studying Vibrational Behavior.- Practical Issues in Studying Natural Vibroscape and Biotic Noise.- Automated Vibrational Signal Recognition and Playback.- Part IV. Vibration Detection and Orientation.- Mechanisms of Vibration Detection in Mammals.- Determining Vibroreceptor Sensitivity in Insects: The Influence of Experimental Parameters and Recording Technique.- Directionality in Insect Vibration Sensing: Behavioral Studies of Vibrational Orientation.- Part V. Biology and Evolution of Vibrational Behavior in Some Well-Studied Taxa.- Vibrational Behavior in Elephants.- Seismic Communication in the Amphibia with Special Emphases on the Anura.- Vibrational Communication in Heelwalkers (Mantophasmatodea).- Vibrational Behavior in Termites (Isoptera).- Part VI. Applied Biotremology.- Mating Disruption by Vibrational Signals: State of the Field and Perspectives.- Mating Disruption by Vibrational Signals: Applications for Management of the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter.- Can Vibrational Playback Improve Control of an Invasive Stink Bug?.- Vibrational Trapping and Interference with Mating of Diaphorina citri.- Vibrational Behavior in Bark Beetles: Applied Aspects.- Part VII. Outreach and Resources.- Shaking it up in the Classroom: Coupling Biotremology andActive Learning Pedagogy to Promote Authentic Discovery.- Call for the Establishment of a VibroLibrary at the Animal Sound Archive Berlin.- The Arachnid Orchestras: Artistic Research in Vibrational Interspecies Communication.- Bioacoustic Music Inspired by Biotremological Research.