Vocal production learning, the ability to modify the structure of vocalizations as a result of
hearing those of others, has been studied extensively in birds but less attention has been …

Animal acoustic communication often takes the form of complex sequences, made up of
multiple distinct acoustic units. Apart from the well‐known example of birdsong, other …

In the songs and bubble feeding of humpback whales; in young killer whales learning to
knock a seal from an ice floe in the same way their mother does; and in the use of sea …

Many marine mammals communicate by emitting sounds that pass through water. Such
sounds can be received across great distances and can influence the behavior of these …

Studies of animal culture have not normally included a consideration of cetaceans.
However, with several long-term field studies now maturing, this situation should change …

In this chapter we survey the occurrence of vocal learning in mammals and discuss possible
reasons it has evolved. But first it is important to be clear about what we mean by “vocal …

Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) produce individually distinctive signature whistles
that broadcast the identity of the caller. Unlike voice cues that affect all calls of an animal …

Famed in story as" the great leviathans," sperm whales are truly creatures of extremes.
Giants among all whales, they also have the largest brains of any creature on Earth. Males …

Studies on captive bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, have shown that each individual
produces a stereotyped, individually specific signature whistle; however, no study has …

Atlantic spotted dolphins, Stenella frontalis, and bottlenose dolphins, T ursiops truncatus,
were ob-served underwater from 1985—1994. Simultaneous vocalizations and behavior …