phee-call

English

Noun

phee-call (plural phee-calls)

1. A specialized vocalization from marmosets that identifies them individually.
   • 2009 February, H-C Chen, G Kaplan, L J Rogers, “Contact calls of common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus): influence of age of caller on antiphonal calling and other vocal responses”, in American Journal of Primatology‎^[1], volume 71, number 2, →DOI:

     Hence, we have found age-dependent differences in phee-call production and a consistent change in the response received across the adult life-span.

   • 2015 August 14, D. Y. Takahashi, A. R. Fenley, Y. Teramoto, D. Z. Narayanan, J. I. Borjon, P. Holmes, A. A. Ghazanfar, “The developmental dynamics of marmoset monkey vocal production”, in Science‎^[2], volume 349, number 6249, →DOI, pages 734–738:

     The phee-call production rates of each infant's parents during development are shown in Fig. 4G

   • 2024 August 29, “Marmoset Monkeys Use ‘Names’: A Leap in Primate Communication”, in ScienceBlog‎^[3], retrieved 2024-08-31:

     Their analysis showed that marmosets use these phee-calls to address specific individuals within their social groups. Moreover, the monkeys demonstrated an ability to discern when a call was directed at them and responded more accurately to such targeted communication.