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ReviewBMC biology2026

Marine mammals as models for charting the evolution of social vocal rhythm.

Peter F Cook, Sophie Flem, Peter T Madsen, Andrea Ravignani, Pete Gremore, Carson Hood, Yannick Jadoul, Danai Papageorgiou, Michael Pedersen, Teresa Raimondi and 4 more

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Review in BMC biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Peter F CookMaster's in Marine Mammal Science, New College of Florida, Sarasota, USA. pcook@ncf.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8064-5217
Sophie FlemMaster's in Marine Mammal Science, New College of Florida, Sarasota, USA.
Peter T MadsenMarine Bioacoustics Lab, Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark.
Andrea RavignaniDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Pete GremoreMaster's in Marine Mammal Science, New College of Florida, Sarasota, USA.
Carson HoodMaster's in Marine Mammal Science, New College of Florida, Sarasota, USA.
Yannick JadoulDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Danai PapageorgiouSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.
Michael PedersenMarine Bioacoustics Lab, Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark.
Teresa RaimondiDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Andrew RouseInstitute for Marine Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, USA.
Pernille M SørensenSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.
Simone VidesenMarine Bioacoustics Lab, Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, 8000, Denmark.
Stephanie L KingSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, BS8 1TQ, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this Perspective, we suggest combining physiological, neurobiological, behavioural, and social data from multiple marine mammal species to create evolutionary models of the emergence of social vocal coordination. Marine mammal sound production mechanisms have evolved to manage vocalizing and breathing in an aquatic environment, potentially releasing functional constraints on the control of vocal timing. Intervals in rhythmic cetacean vocalizations cover a remarkable temporal range, from less than a millisecond in porpoise burst pulses to 10 s in sperm whale slow clicks. Many cetaceans demonstrate temporally coordinated social behaviour, while pinnipeds express high variability in vocal plasticity and social behaviour. The systematic variability of vocal production mechanisms, vocal rhythms, and sociality can be compared phylogenetically to generate models for the evolution of social rhythm in the vocal domain.

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Biological EvolutionCaniformiaCetaceaSocial BehaviorVocalization, AnimalAnimalsCetaceansCommunicationMarine mammalsPinnipedsRhythmSocial behaviourSynchronyVocal behaviourVocal neurobiologyVocal physiology

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PMID42399894
PMCPMC13422076

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