PEER-REVIEWED PAPERVocal LearningDOI: 10.1007/BF00300001
Whistle repertoires of two bottlenosed dolphins, Tursiops truncatus: mimicry of signature whistles?
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology1986-04-01
Research Abstract & Summary
Seminal investigation by Peter L. Tyack showing that bottlenose dolphins can mimic the signature whistles of conspecifics in their social group, providing early empirical evidence of vocal production learning in cetaceans.
Scholarly Resolver: Canonical literature access