Social coordination in animal vocal interactions. Is there any evidence of turn-taking? The starling as an animal model.

ABSTRACT: Turn-taking in conversation appears to be a common feature in various human cultures and this universality raises questions about its biological basis and evolutionary trajectory. Functional convergence is a widespread phenomenon in evolution, revealing sometimes striking functional similarities between very distant species even though the mechanisms involved may be different. Studies on mammals (including non-human primates) and bird species with different levels of social coordination reveal that temporal and structural regularities in vocal interactions may depend on the species' social structure. Here we test the hypothesis that turn-taking and associated rules of conversations may be an adaptive response to the requirements of social life, by testing the applicability of turn-taking r

SUBMITTER: Henry L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4585254 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature