Congrats to @stephaniellaura.bsky.social, who headed our latest research showing that social interactions have a major influence on the development of the complex call sequences that young magpies learn! As well as the below paper link, here is the media release:
www.uwa.edu.au/news/article...
Young magpies learn how to create complex calls in much the same way human children learn to turn sounds into words and words into sentences.
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Mandy Ridley
Young magpies learn to combine calls into "sentences" much like human toddlers: through listening to family and friends!
Now available to read at @royalsocietypublishing.org
@mandyridley.bsky.social @stephanielking.bsky.social @ceb-uwa.bsky.social
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Abstract. Combinatoriality is the capacity to combine discrete vocal elements into larger structures. Previously thought unique to human language, combinat
