The human socio-cognitive niche and its evolutionary origins
A Whiten, D Erdal - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2012 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Hominin evolution took a remarkable pathway, as the foraging strategy extended to large
mammalian prey already hunted by a guild of specialist carnivores. How was this possible …
mammalian prey already hunted by a guild of specialist carnivores. How was this possible …
The origins of the vocal brain in humans
M Belyk, S Brown - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The evolution of vocal communication in humans required the emergence of not only
voluntary control of the vocal apparatus and a flexible vocal repertoire, but the capacity for …
voluntary control of the vocal apparatus and a flexible vocal repertoire, but the capacity for …
Dialects in leaf-clip** and other leaf-modifying gestures between neighbouring communities of East African chimpanzees
Dialects are a cultural property of animal communication previously described in the signals
of several animal species. While dialects have predominantly been described in vocal …
of several animal species. While dialects have predominantly been described in vocal …
Production of and responses to unimodal and multimodal signals in wild chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii
Highlights•Repertoire of 48 'free'multimodal (MM) signals documented in wild
chimpanzees.•MM signals were produced at significantly lower rates than unimodal (UM) …
chimpanzees.•MM signals were produced at significantly lower rates than unimodal (UM) …
Evolution of the speech‐ready brain: The voice/jaw connection in the human motor cortex
A prominent model of the origins of speech, known as the “frame/content” theory, posits that
oscillatory lowering and raising of the jaw provided an evolutionary scaffold for the …
oscillatory lowering and raising of the jaw provided an evolutionary scaffold for the …
Usage and comprehension of manual gestures in wild chimpanzees
Flexibility is considered a defining feature of great ape gestural communication. Previous
research has suggested that there is a 'means–ends' dissociation between gesture type and …
research has suggested that there is a 'means–ends' dissociation between gesture type and …
[HTML][HTML] The case for animal privacy in the design of technologically supported environments
Privacy is an essential consideration when designing interactive systems for humans.
However, at a time when interactive technologies are increasingly targeted at nonhuman …
However, at a time when interactive technologies are increasingly targeted at nonhuman …
Mate-choice copying: status quo and where to go
K Witte, N Kniel, IM Kureck - Current Zoology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Mate-choice copying is a fascinating and widespread mate-choice strategy. Individuals
gather public information about potential mates by observing others during sexual …
gather public information about potential mates by observing others during sexual …
Graded or discrete? A quantitative analysis of Campbell's monkey alarm calls
S Keenan, A Lemasson, K Zuberbühler - Animal behaviour, 2013 - Elsevier
A standard way of describing the vocal behaviour of nonhuman primates is to classify the
vocal repertoire as either graded or discrete. We analysed a large database of calls given by …
vocal repertoire as either graded or discrete. We analysed a large database of calls given by …
Call of duty? Variation in use of the watchman's song by sentinel dwarf mongooses, Helogale parvula
Social information is invaluable in assessing the need for antipredator behaviour.
Individuals can acquire such information by observing the behaviour of others, but reliance …
Individuals can acquire such information by observing the behaviour of others, but reliance …