Territorial raven pairs are sensitive to structural changes in simulated acoustic displays of conspecifics
Human language involves combining items into meaningful, syntactically structured wholes. The evolutionary origin of syntactic abilities has been investigated by testing pattern perception capacities in nonhuman animals. New World primates can respond spontaneously to structural changes in acoustic...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Academic Press
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4907634/ |