Meaningful Communication in Primates, Birds, and Other Animals

摘要: Communication plays a role, and sometimes major in almost all aspects of behavior that have to do with higher cognition animals. Research this area has usually concentrated on several distinct topics, these being memory, problem solving, learning, using tools, concept formation categorization, referential signaling, inferring the state another, even engaging hunting. Debates cognitive abilities apes dominated last decade been impetus for substantial volume research innovative writing (e.g., Byrne, 1995; Byrne Whiten, 1988; Carruthers Smith, 1996; Harcourt, 2000; Heyes, 1998; Heyes Huber, Parker Gibson, 1990; Gibson Ingold, 1993; Russon et al., Sternberg Kaufman, 2002). Many experiments conducted chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans since underscored belief great abilities, but view might be unique amongst animals become incresingly doubtful.