Individuality in the vocalizations of infant and adult coppery titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus).

ABSTRACT: As social animals, many primates use acoustic communication to maintain relationships. Vocal individuality has been documented in a diverse range of primate species and call types, many of which have presumably different functions. Auditory recognition of one's neighbors may confer a selective advantage if identifying conspecifics decreases the need to participate in costly territorial behaviors. Alternatively, vocal individuality may be nonadaptive and the result of a unique combination of genetics and environment. Pair-bonded primates, in particular, often participate in coordinated vocal duets that can be heard over long distances by neighboring conspecifics. In contrast to adult calls, infant vocalizations are short-range and used for intragroup communication. Here, we provide two sepa

SUBMITTER: Lau AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7881527 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature