Adaptation of sperm whales to open-boat whalers: Rapid social learning on a large scale?

Hal Whitehead; Tim D. Smith; Luke Rendell

doi:10.1098/rsbl.2021.0030

Adaptation of sperm whales to open-boat whalers: Rapid social learning on a large scale?

Hal Whitehead, Tim D. Smith, Luke Rendell

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Original language	English
Article number	20210030
Journal	Biology Letters
Volume	17
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0030
Publication status	Published - Mar 17 2021

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Keywords

Culture
Defensive measures
Social learning
Sperm whale
Whaling

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Whitehead, H., Smith, T. D., & Rendell, L. (2021). Adaptation of sperm whales to open-boat whalers: Rapid social learning on a large scale? Biology Letters, 17(3), Article 20210030. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0030

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