Dynamic Horizontal Cultural Transmission of Humpback Whale Song
Article
Domain Context
Life and Biology
Citation
Eric C. Garland and others. (2011). Dynamic Horizontal Cultural Transmission of Humpback Whale Song. Current Biology. 21. pp. 687–691.
Why this reference is included
Garland and others’ 2011 Dynamic Horizontal Cultural Transmission of Humpback Whale Song, published in Current Biology, is one of the program’s working technical references. Cited across Book VII (Categorical Metaphysics), Part 4, Chapter Pre-Symbolic Resonance; Book VII (Categorical Metaphysics), Part 4, Chapter Environmental Aesthetics — the central framing is “Comparative. Non-human animals exhibit aesthetic preferences: bowerbirds construct elaborate displays ; songbirds select mates by vocal complexity ; primates respond…”.
Cited in
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Book VII — Categorical Metaphysics Part 4Chapter Pre-Symbolic Resonance
Comparative. Non-human animals exhibit aesthetic preferences: bowerbirds construct elaborate displays ; songbirds select mates by vocal complexity ; primates respond differentially to rhythmic regularity
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Book VII — Categorical Metaphysics Part 4Chapter Environmental Aesthetics
Birdsong diversity. A dawn chorus with many species singing in complex polyphony is perceived as aesthetically rich