Chimpanzee pantâhoots encode individual information more reliably than group differences
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23430
Abstract: Vocal learning, the ability to modify the acoustic structure of vocalizations based on social experience, is a fundamental feature of speech in humans (Homo sapiens). While vocal learning is common in taxa such as songbirds… read more here.
Keywords: pant hoots; vocal learning; variation; chimpanzee pant ... See more keywords
Tracking chimpanzee pant-hoot changes across time and space
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DOI: 10.1121/1.5035846
Abstract: Humans differ strikingly from other primates in the capacity for vocal learning. How and why such vocal flexibility evolved remains puzzling. Evidence of geographic variation in the pant-hoot calls of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) suggests that… read more here.
Keywords: variation; chimpanzee pant; tracking chimpanzee; hoot ... See more keywords