A boldly comparative approach will strengthen co-evolutionary accounts of musicality's origins

Luke Rendell; Emily L. Doolittle; Ellen C. Garland; Alex South

doi:10.1017/S0140525X20001715

A boldly comparative approach will strengthen co-evolutionary accounts of musicality's origins

Luke Rendell, Emily L. Doolittle, Ellen C. Garland, Alex South

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Focus on the evolutionary origins of musicality has been neglected relative to attention on language, so these new proposals are welcome stimulants. We argue for a broad comparative approach to understanding how the elements of musicality evolved, and against the use of overly simplistic evolutionary accounts.

Original language	English
Article number	e89
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	44
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X20001715
Publication status	Published - 30 Sept 2021

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Sexy Singing: Cultural Evolution: Sexy singing: cultural evolution and sexual selection in a complex song display
Garland, E. (PI)
The Royal Society
1/10/17 → 30/09/22
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A boldly comparative approach will strengthen co-evolutionary accounts of musicality's origins

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