What information is encoded in the cries of human babies? While it is widely recognized that
cries can encode distress levels, whether cries reliably encode the cause of crying remains …

Rhythmic patterns in interactive contexts characterize human behaviours such as
conversational turn-taking. These timed patterns are also present in other animals, and often …

With their highly social nature and complex vocal communication system, marmosets are
important models for comparative studies of vocal communication and, eventually, language …

Organisms use multi-modal, scale-dependent, sensory information to decipher their
surroundings. This can include, for example, recognizing the presence of con-or …

Rhythm and vocal production learning are building blocks of human music and speech.
Vocal learning has been hypothesized as a prerequisite for rhythmic capacities. Yet, no …

Research on the evolution of human speech and music benefits from hypotheses and data
generated in a number of disciplines. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the high …

The ability to recognize the identity of conspecifics is a key component for survival of many
animal species and is fundamental to social interactions such as parental care, intra-sexual …

Vocal plasticity can occur in response to environmental and biological factors, including
conspecifics' vocalizations and noise. Pinnipeds are one of the few mammalian groups …

Puppyhood is a very active social and vocal period in a harbor seal's life Phoca vitulina. An
important feature of vocalizations is their temporal and rhythmic structure, and …

Mother–pup vocal recognition abilities in pinnipeds reflect maternal reproductive strategies.
In otariids, mother–pup pairs are frequently separated during lactation, pups are highly …