Similarly, Nicastro and Owren [ 44 ] found a significant effect of “affinity” for cats in general on the classification of production context of single calls, and a gender difference that approached but did not reach statistical significance.
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What's in a Meow? A Study on Human Classification and Interpretation of Domestic Cat Vocalizations.
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The same analysis conducted only on the descriptors of the meows that had been correctly assigned to their context showed a clear trend of meows emitted during brushing to cluster on the left side of PC1, whereas meows emitted in the isolation context are scattered on the right side and those emitted while waiting for food are in an intermediate position, with a trend to cluster on the left ( Figure 3 a).
With regards to cats’ vocalizations, Nicastro and Owren [ 44 ] reported only a small gender effect that approached but did not reach significance; similarly, Tallet et al.