ArticleRoyal Society open science2021
Dominance style is a key predictor of vocal use and evolution across nonhuman primates.
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Eithne KavanaghDepartment of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-7202-005X
Sally E StreetDepartment of Anthropology, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8939-8016
Felix O AngwelaSchool of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Mountains of the Moon University, PO Box 837, Fort Portal, Uganda.
Thore J BergmanDepartments of Psychology, EEB, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9615-5001
Maryjka B BlaszczykDepartment of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, 2201 Speedway Stop C3200, Austin, TX 78712, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9157-3052
Laura M BoltDepartment of Anthropology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2 L 3G1.ORCID 0000-0002-8275-6543
Margarita Briseño-JaramilloInstituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (UNAM), Circuito exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Copilco, Coyoacán, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
Michelle BrownDepartment of Anthropology, University of California, 552 University Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-3210, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2995-1745
Chloe Chen-KrausDepartment of Anthropology, Yale University, 10 Sachem Street, New Haven, CT 06511, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4136-077X
Zanna ClayDepartment of Psychology, Durham University, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-3016-1732
Camille CoyeCollege of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus Treliever Road, Penryn TR10 9FE, UK.
Melissa Emery ThompsonDepartment of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, 500 University Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2451-6397
Alejandro EstradaField Research Station Los Tuxtlas, Institute of Biology, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Circuito interior s/n, Ciudad universitaria, Delegacion coyoacan, Mexico City CP 04510, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-6107-9109
Claudia FichtelBehavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8346-2168
Barbara FruthSchool of Biological and Environmental Science, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9217-3053
Marco GambaDepartment of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, via Accademia Albertina, 13, 10123 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9545-2242
Cristina GiacomaDepartment of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, via Accademia Albertina, 13, 10123 Turin, Italy.
Kirsty E GrahamDepartment of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7422-7676
Samantha GreenSchool of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, 6009 Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.
Cyril C GrueterSchool of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, 6009 Crawley, Western Australia, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8770-8148
Shreejata GuptaDepartment of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.
Morgan L GustisonDepartment of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 2415 Speedway, Austin, TX 78712, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1162-8966
Lindsey HagbergDepartment of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Daniela HedwigK. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Cornell University, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA.
Katharine M JackDepartment of Anthropology, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3569-8544
Peter M KappelerBehavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4801-487X
Gillian King-BaileyDepartment of Anthropology, Tulane University, 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA.
Barbora KuběnováPrimate Research Institute, Kyoto University, 41-2 Kanrin, Inuyama, Aichi 484-8506, Japan.
Alban LemassonHuman and Animal Ethology (EthoS), University of Rennes, Normandie University, CNRS, EthoS - UMR6552, Campus de Beaulieu, 263 Avenue du Général Leclerc, 35000 Rennes, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8418-5601
David MacGregor InglisDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Roehampton, Holybourne Avenue, London SW15 4JD, UK.
Zarin MachandaDepartment of Anthropology, Tufts University, 5 The Green, Medford, MA 02155, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7060-7949
Andrew MacIntoshPrimate Research Institute, Kyoto University, 41-2 Kanrin, Inuyama, Aichi 484-8506, Japan.
Bonaventura MajoloSchool of Psychology, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, Brayford Wharf East LN5 7TS, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-0235-3040
Sophie MarshallDepartment of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4257-1456
Stephanie MercierDepartment of Comparative Cognition, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Jérôme MichelettaDepartment of Psychology, Centre for Evolutionary and Comparative Psychology, University of Portsmouth, King Henry Building, King Henry I Street, PO1 2DY Portsmouth, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4480-6781
Martin MullerDepartment of Anthropology, University of New Mexico, 500 University Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
Hugh NotmanAnthropology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Canada.
Karim OuattaraCentre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques en Côte d'Ivoire, 01 BP 1303 Abidjan 01, Ivory Coast.
Julia OstnerResearch Group Primate Social Evolution, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6871-9976
Mary S M PavelkaDepartment of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 1N4.
Louise R PeckreBehavioral Ecology and Sociobiology Unit, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0065-8529
Megan PetersdorfDepartment of Anthropology, New York University, 25 Waverly Place, New York, NY, USA.
Fredy QuinteroDepartment of Comparative Cognition, Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Gabriel Ramos-FernándezInstituto de Investigaciones en Matemáticas Aplicadas y en Sistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuto Escolar 3000, C.U., 04510 Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-7175-3905
Martha M RobbinsDepartment of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Roberta SalmiDepartment of Anthropology, University of Georgia, 355 S. Jackson Street, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Isaac SchambergDepartment of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Oliver SchülkeResearch Group Primate Social Evolution, German Primate Center, Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0028-9425
Stuart SempleDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Roehampton, Holybourne Avenue, London SW15 4JD, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0452-8104
Joan B SilkSchool of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
J Roberto Sosa-LopézCONACYT-Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional Unidad Oaxaca (CIIDIR), Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Hornos No. 1003, Col. Noche Buena, Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán, Oaxaca 71230, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-0120-0704
Valeria TortiDepartment of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, via Accademia Albertina, 13, 10123 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6908-1203
Daria ValenteDepartment of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, via Accademia Albertina, 13, 10123 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6086-5135
Raffaella VenturaScottish Primate Research Group, Division of Psychology, School of Social and Health Sciences, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, Scotland.
Erica van de WaalInkawu Vervet Project, Mawana Game Reserve, Swart Mfolozi 3115, South Africa.
Anna H WeyherDepartment of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 240 Hicks Way #217, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
Claudia WilkeDepartment of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.
Richard WranghamDepartment of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 11 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
Christopher YoungEndocrine Research Laboratory, Mammal Research Institute, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, Pretoria 0028, Republic of South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-8919-2093
Anna ZanoliDepartment of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Turin, via Accademia Albertina, 13, 10123 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9402-5617
Klaus ZuberbühlerDepartment of Anthropology, Tufts University, 5 The Green, Medford, MA 02155, USA.
Adriano R LameiraSchool of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews, South Street, St. Mary's Quad, South Street, St. Andrews KY16 9JP, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3071-4824
Katie SlocombeDepartment of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7310-1887
Funding
Cumulative Life Course Effects on Aging and Health in a Long-Lived Primate ModelR37AG049395 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI Elizabeth Vinson Lonsdorf, Melissa Emery Thompson · 2022 to 2026
$3.2MBiodemography of Aging in Wild ChimpanzeesR01AG049395 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO · PI MITANI, JOHN CARY, ROSATI, ALEXANDRA G · 2015 to 2019
$2.9MNIA NIH HHS R37 AG049395
Abstract
Animal communication has long been thought to be subject to pressures and constraints associated with social relationships. However, our understanding of how the nature and quality of social relationships relates to the use and evolution of communication is limited by a lack of directly comparable methods across multiple levels of analysis. Here, we analysed observational data from 111 wild groups belonging to 26 non-human primate species, to test how vocal communication relates to dominance style (the strictness with which a dominance hierarchy is enforced, ranging from 'despotic' to 'tolerant'). At the individual-level, we found that dominant individuals who were more tolerant vocalized at a higher rate than their despotic counterparts. This indicates that tolerance within a relationship may place pressure on the dominant partner to communicate more during social interactions. At the species-level, however, despotic species exhibited a larger repertoire of hierarchy-related vocalizations than their tolerant counterparts. Findings suggest primate signals are used and evolve in tandem with the nature of interactions that characterize individuals' social relationships.
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