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Validating cultural transmission incetaceans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Rachel L. Day
Affiliation:
Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour, University of Cambridge, Madingley, CB3 8AA, United Kingdom rd245@cus.cam.ac.uk www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/zoostaff/laland/seal/rd/day.html
Jeremy R. Kendal
Affiliation:
Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour, University of Cambridge, Madingley, CB3 8AA, United Kingdom rd245@cus.cam.ac.uk www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/zoostaff/laland/seal/rd/day.html
Kevin N. Laland
Affiliation:
Sub-Department of Animal Behaviour, University of Cambridge, Madingley, CB3 8AA, United Kingdom rd245@cus.cam.ac.uk www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/zoostaff/laland/seal/rd/day.html

Abstract

The evidence of high cognitive abilities in cetaceans does not standup to close scrutiny under the standards established by laboratoryresearchers. This is likely to lead to a sterile debate betweenlaboratory and field researchers unless fresh ways of taking thedebate forward are found. A few suggestions as to how to do this areproposed.

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© 2001 Cambridge University Press

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