Outputs (2)

Communication during sex among female bonobos: effects of dominance, solicitation and audience (2012)
Journal Article
Clay, Z., & Zuberbühler, K. (2012). Communication during sex among female bonobos: effects of dominance, solicitation and audience. Scientific Reports, 2, Article 291. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep00291

Bonobo females frequently form close bonds, which give them social power over other group members. One potential mechanism to facilitate female bonding is the performance of sexual interactions. Using naturalistic observations and experiments, we fou... Read More about Communication during sex among female bonobos: effects of dominance, solicitation and audience.

Food-associated vocalizations in mammals and birds: what do these calls really mean? (2012)
Journal Article
Clay, Z., Smith, C. L., & Blumstein, D. T. (2012). Food-associated vocalizations in mammals and birds: what do these calls really mean?. Animal Behaviour, 83(2), 323-330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.12.008

Alarm calls and food-associated calls from a diverse range of species are said to be functionally referential, in that receivers can use these sounds to predict environmental events in the absence of other contextual cues. The evolutionary driver for... Read More about Food-associated vocalizations in mammals and birds: what do these calls really mean?.