Ecology and conservation of socially learned foraging tactics in odontocetes

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 380(1925)

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

Culture-group-typical behaviour shared by community members that rely on socially learned and transmitted information-can drive animal adaptations to local environments thus has the potential of generating specialized behavioural tactics solve fundamental life challenges, including capturing prey. However, as human activities rapidly change world in unprecedented ways, foraging cultures may no longer represent optimal solutions environments. Odontocetes (toothed whales, dolphins porpoises) are particular concern because they learned, habitats highly affected activities. We present a global inventory odontocete evaluate their cultural underpinnings, vulnerability human-induced threats how this knowledge can inform safeguards. Our synthesis reveals diverse repertoire-190 cases 36 21 species-but highlights linkages between culture anthropogenic impacts generally obscured dearth data individual identity, social associations diffusion. By identifying patterns, gaps common foraging, our review guide long-term research towards understanding ecological evolutionary drivers. This crucial first step designing policies mitigate marine ultimately protect repertoires contribute survival.This article is part theme issue 'Animal culture: conservation changing world'.

Язык: Английский

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Conserving avian vocal culture

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 380(1925)

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

Over 40% of bird species learn their vocalizations from conspecifics. Avian therefore represent one the most pervasive and quantifiable examples culturally acquired behaviour that evolves is maintained within populations through conformity selection. We review research exploring loss vocal culture in wild birds synthesize how this may occur three processes, defined as erosion/fragmentation, divergence convergence. discuss potential to conserve avian cultures captivity, using regent honeyeater Anthochaera phrygia a case study. Given current rates global biodiversity decline, we predict more will emerge future. There need, therefore, for better understanding (i) birds; (ii) what factors predispose culture; (iii) fitness costs culture, including population size or density range which be greatest; (iv) can best conserved restored. This knowledge could then inform management actions such diversity world's generations come.This article part theme issue 'Animal culture: conservation changing world'.

Язык: Английский

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Worlds that collide: conservation applications of behaviour and culture in human–wildlife interactions

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 380(1925)

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

The behaviour of both humans and wildlife is central to the conservation biodiversity because requires human actions at multiple scales. In species with evidence socially learned culture, juxtaposition animal culture increases complexity human-wildlife interactions their investigation but also offers opportunities mitigate negative interactions. this paper, we consider language used analyse human-animal review effect behaviours on those We investigate how knowledge theory from behavioural studies can be negotiate complex between wildlife, providing specific examples mined for developing policies regarding highlight that are such a key target conservation. Integrating social learning into research scope leverage gaps, misconceptions concerns targeted, relevant meaningful.This article part theme issue 'Animal culture: in changing world'.

Язык: Английский

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Social learning and culture in birds: emerging patterns and relevance to conservation

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 380(1925)

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

There is now abundant evidence for a role of social learning and culture in shaping behaviour range avian species across multiple contexts, from migration routes geese foraging crows, to passerine song. Recent emerging has further linked fitness outcomes some birds, highlighting its potential importance conservation. Here, we first summarize the state knowledge on focusing best-studied contexts migration, foraging, predation We identify extensive gaps taxa but argue that existing suggests that: (i) are taxonomically clustered (ii) reliance one behavioural domain does not predict others. Together, use this build predictive framework aid conservationists species-specific decision-making under imperfect knowledge. Second, review link between conservation birds. understanding which behaviours birds likely learn socially can help refine strategies, improving trajectories threatened populations. Last, present practical steps how consideration be integrated into actions including reintroductions, translocations captive breeding programmes.This article part theme issue 'Animal culture: changing world'.

Язык: Английский

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Fishy culture in a changing world

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 380(1925)

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

Animal cultures have been recognized by researchers since the mid-twentieth century, with research interest growing over past few decades. Recently, we realized that animal important ecological consequences, shaping mating preferences, adaptation to urban environments and persistence of migration routes. The study culture therefore transcends traditional, curiosity-driven research; it has real-world conservation relevance. This review centres on in fishes its intersection conservation. Culture depends upon social learning, a large literature establishes exhibit learning diverse range contexts. Moreover, laboratory experiments demonstrate capacity for fishes, while studies wild populations provide evidence natural cultures, specifically maintenance traditional routes some reef fishes. Here, argue such are likely more widespread but overlooked should be target wider effort. We also there is greater scope leverage findings from fish cultural transmission better equip reintroduced stocks behaviours might enhance post-release survival. Fish warrant investigation their own right potential inform how understand conserve widely.This article part theme issue 'Animal culture: changing world'.

Язык: Английский

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The effect of habitat health and environmental change on cultural diversity and richness in animals

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 380(1925)

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

There is increasing evidence that habitat decline via fragmentation or species loss can lead to of cultural diversity, complexity richness in non-human animals. For example, a reduction local bird leads lyrebirds sing fewer complex songs, while great apes living fragmented landscapes have smaller repertoires. However, the link between animal culture and ecology remains understudied, potentially interactions ongoing ecological change are poorly understood. Here, we review current state knowledge on how influences culture, focusing vocal communication foraging behaviour. We identify key factors affecting patterning, including direct effects (e.g. environmental variability) indirect connectivity). then emerging for identifying three major threatening processes: fragmentation, degradation urbanization. Finally, develop predictive framework effect these processes highlight diversity fitness costs with conservation implications.This article part theme issue 'Animal culture: changing world'.

Язык: Английский

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Innovation and geographic spread of a complex foraging culture in an urban parrot

Science, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 373(6553), С. 456 - 460

Опубликована: Июль 22, 2021

Birds in the bin It is by now well accepted that humans are not only animal to have complex culture, and we also found ecological novelty can lead cultural innovation. Klump et al. documented emergence of an evolving set behaviors response human-generated resources, specifically garbage bins, sulphur-crested cockatoos. This finding both documents existence spread foraging culture among parrots, a lineage known for high-level cognitive function, illuminates how innovation regional distinct variations. Science , abe7808, this issue p. 456

Язык: Английский

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Behavioral plasticity can facilitate evolution in urban environments

Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 37(12), С. 1092 - 1103

Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Integrating biogeography and behavioral ecology to rapidly address biodiversity loss

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 120(15)

Опубликована: Апрель 5, 2023

Addressing climate change and biodiversity loss will be the defining ecological, political, humanitarian challenge of our time. Alarmingly, policymakers face a narrowing window opportunity to prevent worst impacts, necessitating complex decisions about which land set aside for preservation. Yet, ability make these is hindered by limited capacity predict how species respond synergistic drivers extinction risk. We argue that rapid integration biogeography behavioral ecology can meet challenges because distinct, yet complementary levels biological organization they address, scaling from individuals populations, communities continental biotas. This union disciplines advance efforts biodiversity’s responses habitat through deeper understanding biotic interactions other behaviors modulate risk, populations impact in are embedded. Fostering mobilization expertise across critical step toward slowing loss.

Язык: Английский

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Network indicators of cultural resilience to anthropogenic removals in animal societies

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 380(1925)

Опубликована: Май 1, 2025

Social learning, information transmission and culture play vital roles in the lives of social animals, influencing their survival, reproduction ability to adapt changing environments. However, effect anthropogenic disturbances on these processes is poorly understood free-living animals. To investigate impact disturbance learning transmission, we simulated individual removal from contact networks derived long-term behavioural datasets. We simulate effects network efficiency for three group-living species-yellow baboons (Papio cynocephalus), African savanna elephants (Loxodonta africana) Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). reveal how removals key positions reduce efficiency. groups with high levels innovation may cope structures. These findings highlight importance protecting individuals preserve group structure role possibly mitigating fitness costs removals. Identifying safeguarding that drive can a group's susceptibility threats promote cultural resilience animals world. emerging trends contribute growing understanding conservation interventions critical animals.This article part theme issue 'Animal culture: world'.

Язык: Английский

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