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Primates Change Their “Accent” in Shared Territory to Avoid Conflict – SciTechDaily
New study finds one species will adopt another species’ calls in shared territory. New research has discovered that monkeys will use the “accent” of another species…
Pied tamarin (Saguinus bicolor). Credit: Photograph by Tainara Sobroza
New study finds one species will adopt another species’ calls in shared territory.
New research has discovered that monkeys will use the “accent” of another species when they enter its territory to help them better understand one another and potentially avoid conflict.
Published in the journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, the study is the first to show asymmetric call convergence in primates, meaning that one species…
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