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Science 25 May 1979:
Vol. 204. no. 4395, pp. 870 - 873
DOI: 10.1126/science.108805
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Science, Vol 204, Issue 4395, 870-873
Copyright © 1979 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Species-specific perceptual processing of vocal sounds by monkeys

Zoloth SR, MR Petersen, MD Beecher, S Green, P Marler, DB Moody, and W Stebbins

Monkeys of four species were trained to discriminate between sets of natural tonal calls of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) by the position of a frequency-inflection peak or by initial pitch. The Japanese macaques consistently performed best on peak position and the other species on pitch. The results imply special strategies for perceptional processing of vocal sounds and suggest parallels with human speech perception.


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