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| العنوان: |
The finch whisperers. (cover story) |
| المؤلفون: |
Douglas, Kate |
| المصدر: |
New Scientist; 2/8/2014, Vol. 221 Issue 2955, p36-40, 5p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
LANGUAGE & languages, HUMAN evolution, BIRDSONGS, SOCIETY finch, LONCHURA striata, SEXUAL selection, BIOLOGICAL adaptation, NATURAL selection, BIRDS |
| مستخلص: |
The article discusses the evolution of language. Topics include research on Bengalese finches by Kazuo Okanoya at the University of Tokyo, Japan, investigating the role singing plays in solidifying the intense bond between pairs of Bengalese finches and their devotion to their offspring, the difference in complexity between the songs of the Bengalese finch and its ancestor, the white-rumped munia, and the link between self-domestication, mating, and singing ability in Bengalese finches. Also discussed is Terrence Deacon at the University of California, who believes humans obtained more control over their utterances via the accumulation of random mutations and Simon Kirby at Scotland's University of Edinburgh, who believes that flexible learning systems create complex languages. |
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