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The function of primate multimodal communication.

Marlen Fröhlich¹, Carel P van Schaik²

¹Department of Anthropology, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland. marlen.froehlich@uzh.ch.

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Human communication is multimodal, involving more than just speech. This study reviews great ape communication, suggesting cross-species comparisons can reveal the function of multimodal signals in communication evolution.

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Communication Complementarity Multimodality Primates Redundancy Refinement Socioecology

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Behavioral Assessment of Manual Dexterity in Non-Human Primates

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Area of Science:

Primate communication
Evolutionary biology
Comparative psychology

Background:

Human communication is intrinsically multimodal, extending beyond speech.
Primate communication, a model for language evolution, is also multimodal.
Research often isolates gestures or vocalizations, leaving multimodal signaling functions poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

To integrate comparative psychology and behavioral ecology perspectives on multimodal communication.
To review existing great ape studies for evidence of multimodal signal function.
To propose cross-species comparisons for testing multimodal signaling hypotheses.

Main Methods:

Literature review of multimodal communication in great apes.
Analysis of existing studies based on content-based, efficacy-based, and inter-signal interaction hypotheses.
Proposal for cross-species comparisons in captive and wild settings.

Main Results:

Evidence for multimodal signal function in great apes is reviewed.
Hypotheses regarding the function of multimodal signals are examined.
Cross-species comparisons are proposed as a method to test these hypotheses.

Conclusions:

Multimodal communication is crucial in great apes.
Cross-species studies are essential for understanding the evolution of communication.
Insights into speech-accompanying signals like gestures and facial expressions are expected.