Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to share a new review paper on behavioural complexity in dolphins:

King SL, Connor RC and Montgomery SH (2022) Social and vocal complexity in bottlenose dolphins. Trends in Neurosciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2022.09.006

Abstract: Bottlenose dolphins are highly social, renowned for their vocal flexibility, and possess highly enlarged brains relative to their body size. Here, we discuss some of the defining features of bottlenose dolphin social and vocal complexity and place this in the context of their cognitive evolution.

The paper was published as part of a special series on: Neurons, brains and behavior across species and cognitive domains.

The paper is OA and can be accessed here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166223622001850

All the best,

Stephanie

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