Department of Ethology, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány P. s. 1/c, 1117 Budapest, Hungary.
Vet J. 2010 Feb;183(2):141-7. doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2008.12.010. Epub 2009 Jan 31.
Although it is one of the most conspicuous features of dog behaviour, barking has received little attention from ethologists or from an applied perspective. In this review, an ethological look is taken at the communicative aspect of dog barking. Emerging new research has indicated that in the repertoire of dog vocalisations barking has unique features in showing wide ranges of acoustic parameters, such as frequency, tonality and rhythmicity. Barking has been shown to be context dependent, and provides information for humans about the inner state of the dog although there are few indications that barking is used for intra-species communication. It is assumed that dog barking emerged through selective processes in which human preferences for certain acoustic aspects of the vocalisation may have been paramount. A more experiment-oriented approach is required for the study of dog vocalisation that could shed light on the possible communicative function of these acoustic signals.
尽管狗的叫声是其行为最显著的特征之一，但它很少受到行为学家或应用角度的关注。在这篇综述中，我们从行为学的角度来看待狗叫声的交际功能。新兴的研究表明，在狗的叫声中，叫声具有独特的声学参数，如频率、音调和节奏等。狗叫声是依赖于环境的，并且为人类提供了关于狗的内在状态的信息，尽管很少有迹象表明狗叫声是用于种内交流的。人们认为，狗叫声是通过选择性过程产生的，人类可能对声音的某些声学特征有偏好。对于狗叫声的研究需要更注重实验的方法，这可能有助于揭示这些声学信号的可能的交际功能。
