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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
Vision in two cyprinid fish: implications for collective behavior
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1113 PubMed 26290783
August 13, 2015
Let’s be pals again: major systematic changes in Palaemonidae (Crustacea: Decapoda)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1167 PubMed 26339545
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 25, 2015
Strong geographical variation in wing aspect ratio of a damselfly, Calopteryx maculata (Odonata: Zygoptera)
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1219 PubMed 26336648
August 27, 2015
A global phylogeny of Pelomedusoides turtles with new material of Neochelys franzeni Schleich, 1993 (Testudines, Podocnemididae) from the middle Eocene, Messel Pit, of Germany
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1221 PubMed 26336649
August 4, 2015
Differential use of salmon by vertebrate consumers: implications for conservation
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1157 PubMed 26339539
August 13, 2015
A new species of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) from the Quiriri mountain range of southern Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1179 PubMed 26339556
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 13, 2015
Cranial and mandibular shape variation in the genus Carollia (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Colombia: biogeographic patterns and morphological modularity
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1197 PubMed 26413433
August 13, 2015
Lack of genetic structure in greylag goose (Anser anser) populations along the European Atlantic flyway
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1161 PubMed 26339543
August 20, 2015
Environmental influences on the Indo–Pacific octocoral Isis hippuris Linnaeus 1758 (Alcyonacea: Isididae): genetic fixation or phenotypic plasticity?
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1128 PubMed 26312170
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 6, 2015
Variation in phenology of hibernation and reproduction in the endangered New Mexico meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius luteus)
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1138 PubMed 26290794
August 13, 2015
Mammalian cycles: internally defined periods and interaction-driven amplitudes
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1180 PubMed 26339557
August 4, 2015
Assessing the reproducibility of discriminant function analyses
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1137 PubMed 26290793
August 4, 2015
On reconstructing Giraffa sivalensis, an extinct giraffid from the Siwalik Hills, India
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1135 PubMed 26290791
August 18, 2015
External morphology of eyes and Nebenaugen of caridean decapods–ecological and systematic considerations
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1176 PubMed 26312177
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.

- read article

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