Flexible usage and social function in primate vocalizations
DL Cheney, RM Seyfarth - Proceedings of the National …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Vocalizations are a pervasive feature of nonhuman primate social life, yet we know
surprisingly little about their function. We review studies supporting the hypothesis that many …
surprisingly little about their function. We review studies supporting the hypothesis that many …
[HTML][HTML] Meaning, intention, and inference in primate vocal communication
J Fischer, T Price - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Two core questions in the study of speech evolution are whether nonhuman primate signals
should be conceived as referential, and what the role of social cognition is in primate …
should be conceived as referential, and what the role of social cognition is in primate …
The neurobiology of innate, volitional and learned vocalizations in mammals and birds
A Nieder, R Mooney - Philosophical Transactions of the …, 2020 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Vocalization is an ancient vertebrate trait essential to many forms of communication, ranging
from courtship calls to free verse. Vocalizations may be entirely innate and evoked by sexual …
from courtship calls to free verse. Vocalizations may be entirely innate and evoked by sexual …
Limiting parental feedback disrupts vocal development in marmoset monkeys
YB Gultekin, SR Hage - Nature communications, 2017 - nature.com
Vocalizations of human infants undergo dramatic changes across the first year by becoming
increasingly mature and speech-like. Human vocal development is partially dependent on …
increasingly mature and speech-like. Human vocal development is partially dependent on …
Why are no animal communication systems simple languages?
MD Beecher - Frontiers in psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Individuals of some animal species have been taught simple versions of human language
despite their natural communication systems failing to rise to the level of a simple language …
despite their natural communication systems failing to rise to the level of a simple language …
Unsupervised acoustic classification of individual gibbon females and the implications for passive acoustic monitoring
Passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) has the potential to greatly improve our ability to monitor
cryptic yet vocal animals. Advances in automated signal detection have increased the scope …
cryptic yet vocal animals. Advances in automated signal detection have increased the scope …
The origin of meaning in animal signals
RM Seyfarth, DL Cheney - Animal Behaviour, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•We review the meaning of communicative signals in monkeys and apes.•Signals
are adaptive because they convey information, thereby reducing uncertainty.•Meaning …
are adaptive because they convey information, thereby reducing uncertainty.•Meaning …
Time-space–displaced responses in the orangutan vocal system
AR Lameira, J Call - Science Advances, 2018 - science.org
One of the defining features of language is displaced reference—the capacity to transmit
information about something that is not present or about a past or future event. It is very rare …
information about something that is not present or about a past or future event. It is very rare …
[HTML][HTML] Everyday bat vocalizations contain information about emitter, addressee, context, and behavior
Animal vocal communication is often diverse and structured. Yet, the information concealed
in animal vocalizations remains elusive. Several studies have shown that animal calls …
in animal vocalizations remains elusive. Several studies have shown that animal calls …
The ABC of social learning: Affect, behavior, and cognition.
Debates concerning social learning in the behavioral and the developmental cognitive
sciences have largely ignored the literature on social influence in the affective sciences …
sciences have largely ignored the literature on social influence in the affective sciences …