ONTOGENETIC CHANGES IN THE COMPREHENSION AND PRODUCTION OF VERVET MONKEY (CERCOPITHECUS-AETHIOPS) VOCALIZATIONS
ONTOGENETIC CHANGES IN THE COMPREHENSION AND PRODUCTION OF VERVET MONKEY (CERCOPITHECUS-AETHIOPS) VOCALIZATIONS
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DOI:
10.1037/0735-7036.103.2.149
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发表时间:
1989-06-01
影响因子:
1.4
通讯作者:
HAUSER, MD
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作者:
HAUSER, MD
Factors underlying the development of the East African vervet monkeys' intergroup wrr vocalization were examined. Infants produced the intergroup wrr in appropriate social contexts between 10–28 months, but the acoustic morphology of this call differed significantly from those produced by adults. Auditory and social experience affected the age at which infants produced adult-like exemplars of the call, as well as the age at which they comprehended the call's meaning. Although the developmental time course for the production of intergroup wrrs is gradual, young infants (birth to 3 months) produce a wrr-like call in the context of distress which appears to be articulated in a more adult-like manner than older infants. It is hypothesized that maturational changes in vocal morphology, increasing motoric control and experience are important factors in the ontogeny of nonhuman primate vocal communication.(PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)