Vocal plasticity in harbour seal pups

• Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
• Main Authors: Torres Borda, Laura, Jadoul, Yannick, Rasilo, Heikki, Salazar Casals, Anna, Ravignani, Andrea
• Other Authors: Ulla Tuominen Foundation
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 2021
• Subjects: Lombard; harbour seal; Phoca vitulina
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0456; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstb.2020.0456; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rstb.2020.0456

Vocal plasticity can occur in response to environmental and biological factors, including conspecifics' vocalizations and noise. Pinnipeds are one of the few mammalian groups capable of vocal learning, and are therefore relevant to understanding the evolution of vocal plasticity in humans and o...