The 'social intelligence hypothesis' was originally conceived to explain how primates may
have evolved their superior intellect and large brains when compared with other animals …

Culture, defined as shared behavior or information within a community acquired through
some form of social learning from conspecifics, is now suggested to act as a second …

The standard nomenclature that has been used for many telencephalic and related
brainstem structures in birds is based on flawed assumptions of homology to mammals. In …

The voices of birds have always been a source of fascination. Nature's Music brings together
some of the world's experts on birdsong, to review the advances that have taken place in our …

Auditory information is critical for vocal imitation and other elements of social life in
songbirds. In zebra finches, neural centers that are necessary for the acquisition and …

This paper outlines a cognitive and comparative perspective on human rhythmic cognition
that emphasizes a key distinction between pulse perception and meter perception. Pulse …

Animal tool use is of inherent interest given its relationship to intelligence, innovation and
cultural behaviour. Here we investigate whether Shark Bay bottlenose dolphins that use …

Birdsongs are always part of larger set of sound signals. Every bird uses a repertoire of calls
for communication. Calls are shorter and simpler than songs, with a much larger range of …

Vocal learning is well known among passerine and psittacine birds, but most data on
mammals are equivocal. Specific benefits of vocal learning are poorly understood for most …

Codas, which are patterned series of clicks, were recorded from female and immature sperm
whales (Physeter macrocephalus) in a number of locations around the South Pacific Ocean …