Migratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song

Migratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song

Cultural transmission of behaviour is important in a wide variety of vertebrate taxa from birds to humans. Vocal traditions and vocal learning provide a strong foundation for studying culture and its transmission in both humans and cetaceans. Male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) perform com...

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Main Authors: Clare Owen, Luke Rendell, Rochelle Constantine, Michael J. Noad, Jenny Allen, Olive Andrews, Claire Garrigue, M. Michael Poole, David Donnelly, Nan Hauser, Ellen C. Garland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2019-09-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
Subjects:
animal culture
cultural evolution
song
cetacean
humpback whale
south pacific
Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.190337

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