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Where's the beef? Evidence of culture, imitation, and teaching, in cetaceans?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Bennett G. Galef
Bennett G. Galef
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, McMaster University, Hamilton,L8S 4K, Ontario, Canada galef@mcmaster.ca
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Abstract

Vocal imitation does not imply an ability to imitate nonvocal motor patterns. Exponential growth in frequency of a behaviour in a population does not imply diffusion by social learning. Distinguishing analogues from homologues of human culture will avoid confusion in discussion of evolution of culture. Original sources do not demonstrate social learning, imitation, or teaching of intentional beaching or lobtail feeding in cetaceans.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , April 2001 , pp. 335
Copyright
© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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