Abstract
Rendell and Whitehead adopt a weak definition of culture to allow low standards of evidence for marine mammals, but they do not adequately rule out genetic factors or individual versus social learning. They then use these low standards to argue that some whales have unique cultures only matched by humans. It would have been more helpful to specify data gaps and suggest critical tests.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 358-+ |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Behavioral and Brain Sciences |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2001 |