Bonobos assign meaning to food calls based on caller food preferences
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267574
Abstract: Human communication relies heavily on pragmatic competence. Speech utterances are often ambiguous requiring listeners to use interaction history, shared knowledge, presumed intention and other contextual variables to make inferences about a speaker’s meaning. To probe… read more here.
Keywords: food; food calls; group member; group ... See more keywords
The Evolution of Food Calls: Vocal Behaviour of Sooty Mangabeys in the Presence of Food
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.897318
Abstract: The two main theories of food-associated calls in animals propose functions either in cooperative recruitment or competitive spacing. However, not all social animals produce food calls and it is largely unclear under what circumstances this… read more here.
Keywords: food; sooty mangabeys; food calls; evolution food ... See more keywords