Felidae Acoustic Communication Literature Review, 51 Publications

A systematic review of literature on acoustic communication in undomesticated felids, covering 40 species. The dataset likely contains a summary of findings from 51 publications identified from Scopus and Web of Science in January 2025. It was authored by Katharina Prager and published on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Identify gaps in acoustic research for felid species based on the finding that 32 of 40 species lack species-specific studies.
• Analyze species-specific variations in acoustic repertoire mentioned in the description.
• Evaluate the potential for acoustic monitoring in conservation based on the described encoding of caller age, sex, or identity.
• Compare acoustic signal structure and function across different behavioral contexts like mating and territorial defense.

Strengths

• Focuses on 40 undomesticated felid species, excluding the domestic cat.
• Based on a systematic review of 51 relevant publications from Scopus and Web of Science.
• Identifies a specific research gap: no species-specific studies found for 32 of the 40 species.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is 127.8 KB, indicating a very limited scope.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic literature review of Scopus and Web of Science.

Time Range

Literature search conducted in January 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-27 11:33:26; freshness should be verified.