Culture in cetaceans
Our shared mammalian heritage makes cetaceans extremely important in any comparative analysis. There is a wide diversity of cetacean taxa, but, given their aquatic lifestyle, we know relatively little about most species. A handful of well-studied species provide convincing evidence that cultural tra...
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ftunstandrewcris:oai:research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/1b45ab55-61a4-4e5f-9882-12c70e498933 2024-09-09T19:50:10+00:00 Culture in cetaceans Garland, Ellen Clare Rendell, Luke Edward Tehrani, Jamshid J. Kendal, Jeremy Kendal, Rachel 2024-05-22 https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/culture-in-cetaceans(1b45ab55-61a4-4e5f-9882-12c70e498933).html https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198869252.013.29 https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198869252.001.0001 https://discover.libraryhub.jisc.ac.uk/search?isn=9780198869252&rn=1 eng eng Oxford University Press https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/culture-in-cetaceans(1b45ab55-61a4-4e5f-9882-12c70e498933).html urn:ISBN:9780198869252 info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Garland , E C & Rendell , L E 2024 , Culture in cetaceans . in J J Tehrani , J Kendal & R Kendal (eds) , The Oxford handbook of cultural evolution . Oxford University Press , Oxford . https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198869252.013.29 Cetaceans Vocal learning Song Foraging traditions Migratory culture Clans Cultural evolution bookPart 2024 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198869252.013.2910.1093/oxfordhb/9780198869252.001.0001 2024-06-19T23:59:59Z Our shared mammalian heritage makes cetaceans extremely important in any comparative analysis. There is a wide diversity of cetacean taxa, but, given their aquatic lifestyle, we know relatively little about most species. A handful of well-studied species provide convincing evidence that cultural transmission occurs in a number of behavioural contexts including foraging, communication, and migration. In this chapter, the authors highlight examples of social learning, cultural evolution, and the emergence of local cultures, using several case studies. These include vocal learning and multiple foraging traditions in bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops sp. ), vocal clans and cultural hitchhiking in sperm whales ( Physeter macrocephalus ), migratory culture in southern right whales ( Eubalaena australis ), song culture and foraging traditions in humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ), and the evolution of killer whale ( Orcinus orca ) ecotypes. Finally, the authors explore how some of these behaviours are linked to recent genomic findings suggesting that gene-culture coevolution is occurring in some populations, and how knowledge of cultural differences among groups and populations can inform conservation management. Book Part Killer Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Orca Orcinus orca Physeter macrocephalus Killer whale University of St Andrews: Research Portal |
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Our shared mammalian heritage makes cetaceans extremely important in any comparative analysis. There is a wide diversity of cetacean taxa, but, given their aquatic lifestyle, we know relatively little about most species. A handful of well-studied species provide convincing evidence that cultural transmission occurs in a number of behavioural contexts including foraging, communication, and migration. In this chapter, the authors highlight examples of social learning, cultural evolution, and the emergence of local cultures, using several case studies. These include vocal learning and multiple foraging traditions in bottlenose dolphins ( Tursiops sp. ), vocal clans and cultural hitchhiking in sperm whales ( Physeter macrocephalus ), migratory culture in southern right whales ( Eubalaena australis ), song culture and foraging traditions in humpback whales ( Megaptera novaeangliae ), and the evolution of killer whale ( Orcinus orca ) ecotypes. Finally, the authors explore how some of these behaviours are linked to recent genomic findings suggesting that gene-culture coevolution is occurring in some populations, and how knowledge of cultural differences among groups and populations can inform conservation management. |
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Culture in cetaceans |
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Culture in cetaceans |
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Oxford University Press |
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2024 |
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Killer Whale Megaptera novaeangliae Orca Orcinus orca Physeter macrocephalus Killer whale |
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Garland , E C & Rendell , L E 2024 , Culture in cetaceans . in J J Tehrani , J Kendal & R Kendal (eds) , The Oxford handbook of cultural evolution . Oxford University Press , Oxford . https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198869252.013.29 |
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