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Culture in cetaceans: Why put the cart before the horse?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2001

Bertrand L. Deputte
Affiliation:
Station Biologique, Ethologie, Evolution, and Ecologie, CNRS, Université de Rennes 1, 35380 Paimpont, Francedeputte@univ-rennes1.fr
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Abstract

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Twisting definitions of a concept to serve one's purposes is rarely a fruitful exercise and the demonstration of culture is, necessarily, a two-step procedure: (1) documenting a behavioral difference between populations, (2) demonstrating that this difference has spread through the group by means of social learning. This will avoid putting the cart before the horse.

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Brief Report
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press