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SUBMITTER: Lattenkamp EZ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7211467 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lattenkamp Ella Z EZ Vernes Sonja C SC Wiegrebe Lutz L
Biology letters 20200415 4
Vocal production learning (VPL), or the ability to modify vocalizations through the imitation of sounds, is a rare trait in the animal kingdom. While humans are exceptional vocal learners, few other mammalian species share this trait. Owing to their singular ecology and lifestyle, bats are highly specialized for the precise emission and reception of acoustic signals. This specialization makes them ideal candidates for the study of vocal learning, and several bat species have previously shown evi ...[more]