Culture in birds
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Isolation and Culture of Avian Embryonic Valvular Progenitor Cells
Published on: October 27, 2010
1Cognitive and Cultural Ecology Research Group, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Radolfzell, 78315, Germany; Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, 78457, Germany; Division of Ecology and Evolution, Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601, Australia.
Abstract:
In humans, culture can have a variety of meanings, from trends in music or art, to technological advances, to the ideologies and values that underpin a society. What all these meanings all have in common is that they encompass behaviours, skills and ideas that are not genetically determined, but rather learned from those around us, and shared in a group or society. Human societies also exhibit what is termed 'cumulative cultural evolution', when cultures build on themselves over generations of learners to exhibit more complex or effective behaviours, allowing us to go from a sled to a high-speed train, or from counting to calculus. But what about other species - do they also exhibit cultures?
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