August 2015

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Flexible vocalizations in wild bonobos show similarities to development of human speech

Wild bonobos

August 4, 2015

Flexible vocalizations in wild bonobos show similarities to development of human speech

Researchers have found that wild bonobos are able to vocalize in a similar manner to infant humans. Their findings challenge how we think about the evolution of communication and potentially move the dividing line between humans and other apes.

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August 4, 2015
Functional flexibility in wild bonobo vocal behaviour
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1124 PubMed 26290789
August 13, 2015
Seasonal variation in microhabitat of salamanders: environmental variation or shift of habitat selection?
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1122 PubMed 26290788
August 13, 2015
Artificial light pollution increases nocturnal vigilance in peahens
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1174 PubMed 26339552
August 4, 2015
Awake fMRI reveals a specialized region in dog temporal cortex for face processing
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1115 PubMed 26290784
August 4, 2015
Vision in two cyprinid fish: implications for collective behavior
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1113 PubMed 26290783
August 6, 2015
Choosing mates based on the diet of your ancestors: replication of non-genetic assortative mating in Drosophila melanogaster
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1173 PubMed 26339551
August 25, 2015
Frog eat frog: exploring variables influencing anurophagy
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1204 PubMed 26336644
August 13, 2015
A new species of Allodaposuchus (Eusuchia, Crocodylia) from the Maastrichtian (Late Cretaceous) of Spain: phylogenetic and paleobiological implications
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1171 PubMed 26339549
August 20, 2015
Neutering of cats and dogs in Ireland; pet owner self-reported perceptions of enabling and disabling factors in the decision to neuter
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1196 PubMed 26312187
August 6, 2015
Space-use, movement and dispersal of sub-adult cougars in a geographically isolated population
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1118 PubMed 26290786
August 11, 2015
Feeding behaviour in a ‘basal’ tortoise provides insights on the transitional feeding mode at the dawn of modern land turtle evolution
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1172 PubMed 26339550
August 11, 2015
Prey type and foraging ecology of Sanderlings Calidris alba in different climate zones: are tropical areas more favourable than temperate sites?
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1125 PubMed 26290790
August 20, 2015
Irrigation and avifaunal change in coastal Northwest Mexico: has irrigated habit attracted threatened migratory species?
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1187 PubMed 26312181
August 6, 2015
Sight or smell? Behavioural and heart rate responses in subordinate rainbow trout exposed to cues from dominant fish
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1169 PubMed 26339547
August 20, 2015
Low relative error in consumer-grade GPS units make them ideal for measuring small-scale animal movement patterns
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1205 PubMed 26312190
August 4, 2015
Recursion to food plants by free-ranging Bornean elephant
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1030 PubMed 26290779
August 18, 2015
Response of Microtermes mycophagus (Isoptera: Termitidae) to twenty one wood species
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1132 PubMed 26312171
August 4, 2015
No evidence that presence of sexually transmitted infection selects for reduced mating rate in the two spot ladybird, Adalia bipunctata
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1148 PubMed 26290801
Flexible vocalizations in wild bonobos show similarities to development of human speech

Wild bonobos

August 4, 2015

Flexible vocalizations in wild bonobos show similarities to development of human speech

Researchers have found that wild bonobos are able to vocalize in a similar manner to infant humans. Their findings challenge how we think about the evolution of communication and potentially move the dividing line between humans and other apes.

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