Remarks on whale cultures from a complex systems perspective
The target article provides stimulating evidence for culture in cetaceans but does not provide a coherent theoretical framework. We argue that a complex, adaptive systems approach not only can provide such a framework but also can contribute advanced data analysis and simulation methods. For humpbac...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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| Summary: | The target article provides stimulating evidence for culture in cetaceans but does not provide a coherent theoretical framework. We argue that a complex, adaptive systems approach not only can provide such a framework but also can contribute advanced data analysis and simulation methods. For humpback whale songs, we suggest the framework of "small-world networks" to model the observed spatio-temporal dynamics. |
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