Primate communication: signal flexibility and control

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titlePrimate communication: signal flexibility and control
start_date2011/11/02
schedule11h30-13h
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location_infosalle de Réunion du Pavillon
summaryCompared to other primates, human communication is unusually complex. In particular, humans have considerable control over their visual and acoustic signals both in terms of morphology and timing of production. What are the origins of these characteristics? Have they emerged ex nihilo during recent hominid evolution or evolved from precursors within the older primate lineage?
responsiblesLesguillons