A Phonetic Study of the Velar Glide [w] in Persian

Persian velar glide [w], unlike the palatal glide [j], does not serve a contrastive function in Persian phonology since it has incomplete distribution, occurring only in few words after the mid back vowel /o/.Thus, [w] is described as an allophone of the phoneme /v/.Furthermore, it has been assumed that [w] in [ow] may be deleted in connected speec

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Social Communication in Big Brown Bats

Bats are social mammals that display a wide array of social communication calls.Among them, it is common for most bats species to emit distress, agonistic, appeasement and infant isolation calls.Big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) are no different: They are gregarious animals living in colonies that can comprise hundreds of individuals.These bats liv

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