2019
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10293-y
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The reach of gene–culture coevolution in animals

Abstract: Culture (behaviour based on socially transmitted information) is present in diverse animal species, yet how it interacts with genetic evolution remains largely unexplored. Here, we review the evidence for gene–culture coevolution in animals, especially birds, cetaceans and primates. We describe how culture can relax or intensify selection under different circumstances, create new selection pressures by changing ecology or behaviour, and favour adaptations, including in other species. Finally, we illustrate how… Show more

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“…O gensko-kulturnoj evoluciji govori se i kod drugih životinja: "[E]vidence suggests strongly that animal culture plays an important evolutionary role, and we encourage explicit analyses of gene-culture coevolution in nature." (Whitehead et al 2019: 1). 7 Nije mi jasno zašto Everett ovdje govori o "kompleksnim rečenicama", a na drugim mjestima o "jeziku".…”
Section: Evolucija Jezika I Genetikaunclassified
“…O gensko-kulturnoj evoluciji govori se i kod drugih životinja: "[E]vidence suggests strongly that animal culture plays an important evolutionary role, and we encourage explicit analyses of gene-culture coevolution in nature." (Whitehead et al 2019: 1). 7 Nije mi jasno zašto Everett ovdje govori o "kompleksnim rečenicama", a na drugim mjestima o "jeziku".…”
Section: Evolucija Jezika I Genetikaunclassified
“…There is empirical evidence that learning can generate plasticity first evolution (Whitehead, Laland, Rendell, Thorogood, & Whiten, 2019). For instance, killer whale (Orcinus orca) populations exhibit culturally transmitted specializations on particular prey resources (e.g., fish, dolphins, pinnipeds).…”
Section: Learning Can Generate "Plasticity First" Evolutionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This conceptual model can be compared with available evidence on the influence of culture on evolution. The evidence that culture is a major adaptive force in the evolution of many animal species is strong, and the strongest evidence for the greatest impacts of gene-culture coevolution appear in humans (83). Human culture is the by far most complex and extensive form of culture, and its impact on human genetics is correspondingly profound (84,85).…”
Section: Evidencementioning
confidence: 99%