Who you live with and what you duet for: a review of the function of primate duets in relation to their social organization.

ABSTRACT: Duets are one of the most fascinating displays in animal vocal communication, where two animals fine-tune the timing of their emissions to create a coordinated signal. Duetting behavior is widespread in the animal kingdom and is present in insects, birds, and mammals. Duets are essential to regulate activities within and between social units. Few studies assessed the functions of these vocal emissions experimentally, and for many species, there is still no consensus on what duets are used for. Here, we reviewed the literature on the function of duets in non-human primates, investigating a possible link between the social organization of the species and the function of its duetting behavior. In primates and birds, social conditions characterized by higher promiscuity might relate to the eme

SUBMITTER: De Gregorio C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10995044 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature