A deepening understanding of animal culture suggests lessons for conservation
A key goal of conservation is to protect biodiversity by supporting the long-term persistence
of viable, natural populations of wild species. Conservation practice has long been guided …
of viable, natural populations of wild species. Conservation practice has long been guided …
Cultural evolution in animals
A Whiten - Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
In recent decades, a burgeoning literature has documented the cultural transmission of
behavior through social learning in numerous vertebrate and invertebrate species. One …
behavior through social learning in numerous vertebrate and invertebrate species. One …
[图书][B] The cultural lives of whales and dolphins
H Whitehead, L Rendell - 2014 - degruyter.com
In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to
knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea …
knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea …
[HTML][HTML] Genome-culture coevolution promotes rapid divergence of killer whale ecotypes
Analysing population genomic data from killer whale ecotypes, which we estimate have
globally radiated within less than 250,000 years, we show that genetic structuring including …
globally radiated within less than 250,000 years, we show that genetic structuring including …
[图书][B] Animal social networks
The scientific study of networks-computer, social, and biological-has received an enormous
amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has been applied to the …
amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has been applied to the …
[HTML][HTML] The reach of gene–culture coevolution in animals
Culture (behaviour based on socially transmitted information) is present in diverse animal
species, yet how it interacts with genetic evolution remains largely unexplored. Here, we …
species, yet how it interacts with genetic evolution remains largely unexplored. Here, we …
A second inheritance system: the extension of biology through culture
A Whiten - Interface Focus, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
By the mid-twentieth century (thus following the 'Modern Synthesis' in evolutionary biology),
the behavioural sciences offered only the sketchy beginnings of a scientific literature …
the behavioural sciences offered only the sketchy beginnings of a scientific literature …
Transitions between phases of genomic differentiation during stick-insect speciation
Speciation can involve a transition from a few genetic loci that are resistant to gene flow to
genome-wide differentiation. However, only limited data exist concerning this transition and …
genome-wide differentiation. However, only limited data exist concerning this transition and …
Evidence from sperm whale clans of symbolic marking in non-human cultures
Culture, a pillar of the remarkable ecological success of humans, is increasingly recognized
as a powerful force structuring nonhuman animal populations. A key gap between these two …
as a powerful force structuring nonhuman animal populations. A key gap between these two …
[HTML][HTML] Estimation of a Killer Whale (Orcinus orca) Population's Diet Using Sequencing Analysis of DNA from Feces
MJ Ford, J Hempelmann, MB Hanson, KL Ayres… - Plos one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Estimating diet composition is important for understanding interactions between predators
and prey and thus illuminating ecosystem function. The diet of many species, however, is …
and prey and thus illuminating ecosystem function. The diet of many species, however, is …