Remarks on whale cultures from a complex systems perspective

The target article provides stimulating evidence for culture in cetaceans but does not provide a coherent theoretical framework. We argue that a complex, adaptive systems approach not only can provide such a framework but also can contribute advanced data analysis and simulation methods. For humpbac...

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Published in:Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Main Authors: Mayer-Kress, Gottfried, Porter, Mason A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2001
Subjects:
Behavioral Neuroscience
Physiology
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Humpback Whale
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x01443962
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0140525X01443962
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Summary:The target article provides stimulating evidence for culture in cetaceans but does not provide a coherent theoretical framework. We argue that a complex, adaptive systems approach not only can provide such a framework but also can contribute advanced data analysis and simulation methods. For humpback whale songs, we suggest the framework of “small-world networks” to model the observed spatio-temporal dynamics.

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