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In this web page you will be able to search taxonomically the two databases on animal sounds we have: A collection of published recordings where more than 17.000 tracks are listed (about 60% of the commercial audio CDs, cassettes, and LPs included in the collection), and our more modest collection of original recordings with about 3000 recordings deposited in our scientific collection (more than slightly biased towards frog and toad calls, which is my own research interest). Only the information about the recordings is included in the database (sound files are not included).
The edition of analog recordings, and the taxonomic indexing has been the work of several cohorts of volunteers over the last three years, and the task is still in progress as we have considerable material awaiting for processing and for deposit in the collections.
The primary purpose of this web-page is scientific: to make available to the scientific community the information gathered by all the nature recordists that have published or commercialized their recordings, and to ensure that the recorded material is preserved in the best possible manner. No commercial purpose is contemplated: no sounds are sold or purchased, only information is provided, and published sounds are only released with the permission of the authors of the recordings.
If you have time to have a look at it and send any comments about the page, the collection manager and myself will be happy to consider any suggestions for improvement or to correct any mistakes you may want to point out.
If you have recordings that you may want to deposit, or you may want to correct the contact information for the author of some of the recordings please feel free to contact us too.
Warm regards from Madrid and thank you for having a look at the page.
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Dr. Rafael Marquez Fonoteca Zoologica, Dept. de Biodiversidad y Biologia Evolutiva Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC) Jose Gutierrez Abascal 2 28006 Madrid Spain
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone +34 91 4111328 ext 1257 fax +34 91 5645078 www.fonozoo.com
