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Innate building blocks underly socially learned call sequences

2026-06-25

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Recent evidence of extensive call sequence use in non-human primates has led to the theory that syntax evolved to mitigate the constraints of their genetically fixed repertoires, before vocal production learning later emerged in humans. However, evidence of similarly extensive sequence repertoires in an open-ended vocal production learner—the Western Australian magpie ( Gymnorhinatibicendorsalis )—offers a unique...

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DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.21.733568

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