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L

labia vocalia

See vocal cords.

Laulu

See Song

lek

"An aggregation of males gathered to perform competitve displays to attract and compete for females." [1]

References

  1. Jacobs DSteve, Bastian A. Predator-Prey Interactions: Co-evolution between Bats and their Prey. Springer; 2016.
Lentoäänet

See Crepitation

level

"of a quantity related to power: the ratio, expressed in decibels, of the magnitude of the quantity to a specified reference magnitude.

Note 1: the word level is frequently used in compound terms such as "intensity level" and "sound pressure level" to relate a magnitude to a common reference magnitude or "zero level".

Note 2: in the absence of any statement to the contrary, the reference magnitude for stating sound pressure levels in air shall be 0.0002 dyne/sq.cm, and that for sound intensity levels 10-16watt/sq.cm." [1]

References

  1. Broughton WB. Glossarial Index. In: Acoustic Behavior of Animals. Acoustic Behavior of Animals. Elsevier; 1963.
LFCC

Linear-frequency cepstral coefficients

Lied

See song.

Lockgesang

See Calling song

low-pass filter

"A circuit (electronic or neuronal) which only permits the transmission of low-frequency signals." [1]

References

  1. Ewing AW. Arthropod Bioacoustics: Neurobiology and Behaviour. Ithaca, New York: Comstock; 1989.

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