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Distinct vocal flexibility encodes food identity in marmoset monkeys

2026-04-28

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Combinatorial vocal behavior, in which discrete vocal elements are recombined to expand the vocal repertoire, is a hallmark of human language and has been observed in some nonhuman primates. Here, we show that marmoset monkeys produce distinct vocalizations that discriminate food categories and items by producing long sequences dominated by a single call type whose spectral and temporal features vary. These sequen...

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Literature Corpus work: 1bb1297d-320f-59c9-bb3c-5593cd4a3187
DOI: 10.64898/2026.04.24.720623

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