@article{fdi:010077202,
  title = {{M}igratory convergence facilitates cultural transmission of humpback whale song},
  author = {{O}wen, {C}. and {R}endell, {L}. and {C}onstantine, {R}. and {N}oad, {M}. {J}. and {A}llen, {J}. and {A}ndrews, {O}. and {G}arrigue, {C}laire and {P}oole, {M}. {M}. and {D}onnelly, {D}. and {H}auser, {N}. and {G}arland, {E}. {C}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{C}ultural transmission of behaviour is important in a wide variety of vertebrate taxa from birds to humans. {V}ocal traditions and vocal learning provide a strong foundation for studying culture and its transmission in both humans and cetaceans. {M}ale humpback whales ({M}egaptera novaeangliae) perform complex, culturally transmitted song displays that can change both evolutionarily (through accumulations of small changes) or revolutionarily (where a population rapidly adopts a novel song). {T}he degree of coordination and conformity underlying song revolutions makes their study of particular interest. {A}coustic contact on migratory routes may provide a mechanism for cultural revolutions of song, yet these areas of contact remain uncertain. {H}ere, we compared songs recorded from the {K}ermadec {I}slands, a recently discovered migratory stopover, to multiple {S}outh {P}acific wintering grounds. {S}imilarities in song themes from the {K}ermadec {I}slands and multiple wintering locations (from {N}ew {C}aledonia across to the {C}ook {I}slands) suggest a location allowing cultural transmission of song eastward across the {S}outh {P}acific, active song learning (hybrid songs) and the potential for cultural convergence after acoustic isolation at the wintering grounds. {A}s with the correlations in humans between genes, communication and migration, the migration patterns of humpback whales are written into their songs.},
  keywords = {animal culture ; cultural evolution ; song ; cetacean ; humpback whale ; south pacific ; {PACIFIQUE} {SUD} ; {KERMADEC} {ILES}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{R}oyal {S}ociety {O}pen {S}cience},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {9},
  pages = {art. 190337 [15 p.]},
  ISSN = {2054-5703},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1098/rsos.190337},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077202},
}