Research that support Seadragon software

These research results do support the basis for the free Seadragon software. They show that Seadragon is based on hypotheses that may provide some advance in research.

1. Whistle Matching in Wild Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), Vincent M. Janik, Science 25 August 2000: 1355, DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5483.1355. Abstract:

   Dolphin communication is suspected to be complex, on the basis of their call repertoires, cognitive abilities, and ability to modify signals through vocal learning. Because of the difficulties involved in observing and recording individual cetaceans, very little is known about how they use their calls. This report shows that wild, unrestrained bottlenose dolphins use their learned whistles in matching interactions, in which an individual responds to a whistle of a conspecific by emitting the same whistle type. Vocal matching occurred over distances of up to 580 meters and is indicative of animals addressing each other individually.

   School of Biology, University of St. Andrews, Bute Building, Fife KY16 9TS, UK, and Lighthouse Field Station, Aberdeen University, Cromarty, Ross-shire IV11 8YJ, UK. Present address: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology Department, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA.

2. This research from 2005 shows that dolphins are capable of recognizing rhythms and pitch and are able to reproduce them on demand.
   
   
3. 2006 paper on vocal learning by Orcas in the wild, off the West Coast of North America. Paper published online (as a pdf), by Andrew D. Foote, Rachael M. Griffin, David Howitt, Lisa Larsson, Patrick J. O. Miller, and A. Rus Hoelzel.
   
   
4. Dynamic time warping for automatic classification of killer whale vocalizations. The PDF file and the PowerPoint file (10 MB). Judy Brown, Professor of Physics, Wellesley College, and Visiting Scientist, Music, Mind, and Machine Group at MIT Media Lab. http://web.media.mit.edu/~brown/ The PowerPoint file DTWtalk.ppt is my fav. It comes with sounds.
   
   
5. Dr Lusseau: Dolphins use non-vocal signals - the pdf file in this page.
   
   
6. New podcasting site for dolphin science by Dr Kathleen Dudzinski director of the Dolphin Communication Project, Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, USA. The podcasts involve big names in dolphin science.
   
   
7. Lou Herman et al, Hawaii: trained dolphins to learn an artificial grammar of commands using visual signals. One-way, visual, communication. They are missing the interactive aspects and the audio which would allow the dolphins to make demands and make modifications to the signals. Seadragon was designed to support audio interactions and therefore more dolphins involvement.
   
   
8. James W. Fitzgerald used morse code-like signals to communicate with dolphins:
   

   

   
   
9. Dr. J. C. Lilly's work from the 1950's to 1970's.
   
   
10. Dr. Batteau's work in the 1960's. Dwight W. Batteau and Peter R. Markey: Man/Dolphin Communication, Final Report: 15 December 1966-13 December 1967. Prepared for U.S. Naval Ordnance Test Station, China Lake, California, Contract No. N00123-67-C-1103. Arlington, Massachusetts: Listening, Incorporated, 1967. Appendix A, Technical Manual MSA-2. Appendix B, Technical Manual MDT-5
    
    
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