Animals produce a wide array of sounds with highly variable acoustic structures. It is
possible to understand the causes and consequences of this variation across taxa with …

Monitoring populations in areas of ecological transition is crucial to understanding species
distributions, but also a critical conservation tool. We used camera trapping to investigate the …

Quantitative assessments of the structure of vocalizations are a fundamental prerequisite to
understand a species’ vocal communication system and, more broadly, the selective …

The study of the archaeological remains of fossil hominins must rely on reconstructions to
elucidate the behaviour that may have resulted in particular stone tools and their accumulation…

Chimpanzees possess a large number of behavioral and cultural traits among nonhuman
species. The “disturbance hypothesis” predicts that human impact depletes resources and …

A common feature of domestic animals is tameness—ie., they tolerate and are unafraid of
human presence and handling. To gain insight into the genetic basis of tameness and …

The question of whether any species except humans exhibits culture has generated much
debate, partially due to the difficulty of providing conclusive evidence from observational …

Large brains and behavioural innovation are positively correlated, species-specific traits,
associated with the behavioural flexibility animals need for adapting to seasonal and …

Knowledge on the population history of endangered species is critical for conservation, but
whole-genome data on chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) is geographically sparse. Here, we …

Mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei beringei) in Karisoke, Rwanda, feed on the stinging
nettle Laportea alatipes by means of elaborate processing skills. Byrne [eg Philosophical …