On the interface between cultural transmission, phenotypic diversity, demography and the conservation of migratory ungulates.

Abstract excerpt

Recent evidence indicates that green-wave surfing behaviour in ungulates and the migrations that stem from this behaviour are socially learned, culturally transmitted across generations and become more efficient via cumulative cultural evolution. But given a lack of corroborative evidence, whether ungulate migration is a cultural phenomenon remains a hypothesis deserving of further testing. In this opinion piece,...

Topics

• Animals
• Animal Migration
• Conservation of Natural Resources
• Mammals
• Phenotype
• Social Learning