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. 2022 Dec;45(12):881-883.
doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2022.09.006. Epub 2022 Oct 29.

Social and vocal complexity in bottlenose dolphins

Stephanie L King  1 , Richard C Connor  2 , Stephen H Montgomery  3
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Social and vocal complexity in bottlenose dolphins

Stephanie L King et al. Trends Neurosci. 2022 Dec.
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Abstract

Bottlenose dolphins are highly social, renowned for their vocal flexibility, and possess highly enlarged brains relative to their body size. Here, we discuss some of the defining features of bottlenose dolphin social and vocal complexity and place this in the context of their cognitive evolution.

Keywords: alliance formation; behavioral synchrony; cetacean brains; signature whistles; social cognition.

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