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 c...
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ftunstandrewcris:oai:research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk:publications/2fd4a5fe-08f3-4b47-a643-1b4913240f61 2024-06-23T07:53:35+00:00 Migratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song Owen, Clare Rendell, Luke Constantine, Rochelle Noad, Michael J. Allen, Jenny Andrews, Olive Garrigue, Claire Poole, M. Michael Donnelly, David Hauser, Nan Garland, Ellen C. 2019-09-04 application/pdf https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/migratory-convergence-facilitates-cultural-transmission-of-humpback-whale-song(2fd4a5fe-08f3-4b47-a643-1b4913240f61).html https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190337 https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/18417/1/Owen_2019_RSOS_Migatoryconvergence_CC.pdf https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/suppl/10.1098/rsos.190337 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.190337 eng eng https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/migratory-convergence-facilitates-cultural-transmission-of-humpback-whale-song(2fd4a5fe-08f3-4b47-a643-1b4913240f61).html info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Owen , C , Rendell , L , Constantine , R , Noad , M J , Allen , J , Andrews , O , Garrigue , C , Poole , M M , Donnelly , D , Hauser , N & Garland , E C 2019 , ' Migratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song ' , Royal Society Open Science , vol. 6 , no. 9 , 190337 . https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190337 South Pacific Humpback whale Cultural evolution Animal culture Cetacean Song article 2019 ftunstandrewcris https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190337 2024-06-13T01:06:44Z 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 complex, culturally transmitted song displays that can change both evolutionarily (through accumulations of small changes) or revolutionarily (where a population rapidly adopts a novel song). The degree of coordination and conformity underlying song revolutions makes their study of particular interest. Acoustic contact on migratory routes may provide a mechanism for cultural revolutions of song, yet these areas of contact remain uncertain. Here, we compared songs recorded from the Kermadec Islands, a recently discovered migratory stopover, to multiple South Pacific wintering grounds. Similarities in song themes from the Kermadec Islands and multiple wintering locations (from New Caledonia across to the Cook Islands) suggest a location allowing cultural transmission of song eastward across the South Pacific, active song learning (hybrid songs) and the potential for cultural convergence after acoustic isolation at the wintering grounds. As with the correlations in humans between genes, communication and migration, the migration patterns of humpback whales are written into their songs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae University of St Andrews: Research Portal Pacific Royal Society Open Science 6 9 190337 |
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South Pacific Humpback whale Cultural evolution Animal culture Cetacean Song Owen, Clare Rendell, Luke Constantine, Rochelle Noad, Michael J. Allen, Jenny Andrews, Olive Garrigue, Claire Poole, M. Michael Donnelly, David Hauser, Nan Garland, Ellen C. Migratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song |
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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 complex, culturally transmitted song displays that can change both evolutionarily (through accumulations of small changes) or revolutionarily (where a population rapidly adopts a novel song). The degree of coordination and conformity underlying song revolutions makes their study of particular interest. Acoustic contact on migratory routes may provide a mechanism for cultural revolutions of song, yet these areas of contact remain uncertain. Here, we compared songs recorded from the Kermadec Islands, a recently discovered migratory stopover, to multiple South Pacific wintering grounds. Similarities in song themes from the Kermadec Islands and multiple wintering locations (from New Caledonia across to the Cook Islands) suggest a location allowing cultural transmission of song eastward across the South Pacific, active song learning (hybrid songs) and the potential for cultural convergence after acoustic isolation at the wintering grounds. As with the correlations in humans between genes, communication and migration, the migration patterns of humpback whales are written into their songs. |
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Owen, Clare Rendell, Luke Constantine, Rochelle Noad, Michael J. Allen, Jenny Andrews, Olive Garrigue, Claire Poole, M. Michael Donnelly, David Hauser, Nan Garland, Ellen C. |
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Migratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song |
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Migratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song |
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Migratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song |
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Migratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song |
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https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/researchoutput/migratory-convergence-facilitates-cultural-transmission-of-humpback-whale-song(2fd4a5fe-08f3-4b47-a643-1b4913240f61).html https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190337 https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/10023/18417/1/Owen_2019_RSOS_Migatoryconvergence_CC.pdf https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/suppl/10.1098/rsos.190337 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.190337 |
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Owen , C , Rendell , L , Constantine , R , Noad , M J , Allen , J , Andrews , O , Garrigue , C , Poole , M M , Donnelly , D , Hauser , N & Garland , E C 2019 , ' Migratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song ' , Royal Society Open Science , vol. 6 , no. 9 , 190337 . https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190337 |
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