Dialect variation in Mediterranean sperm whales shows evidence of cultural evolution in an isolated population

Taylor A. Hersh, Paraskevi Alexiadou, José María Brotons, Margalida Cerdà, Enrico Pirotta, Alexandros Frantzis, Luke Rendell

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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2026.0165
Published: 2026-06-17
Container: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Publisher: The Royal Society
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@article{allodium:10.1098/rspb.2026.0165,
  title = {Dialect variation in Mediterranean sperm whales shows evidence of cultural evolution in an isolated population},
  author = {Taylor A. Hersh and Paraskevi Alexiadou and José María Brotons and Margalida Cerdà and Enrico Pirotta and Alexandros Frantzis and Luke Rendell},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences},
  doi = {10.1098/rspb.2026.0165},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2026.0165}
}

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TI  - Dialect variation in Mediterranean sperm whales shows evidence of cultural evolution in an isolated population
AU  - Taylor A. Hersh
AU  - Paraskevi Alexiadou
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AU  - Margalida Cerdà
AU  - Enrico Pirotta
AU  - Alexandros Frantzis
AU  - Luke Rendell
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JO  - Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
DO  - 10.1098/rspb.2026.0165
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Hersh, T. A., Alexiadou, P., Brotons, J. M., Cerdà, M., Pirotta, E., Frantzis, A., & Rendell, L. (2026). Dialect variation in Mediterranean sperm whales shows evidence of cultural evolution in an isolated population. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2026.0165

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