Dance displays in gibbons: biological and linguistic perspectives on structured, intentional, and rhythmic body movement
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<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10329-024-01154-4" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10329-024-01154-4</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10329-024-01154-4" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10329-024-01154-4</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Dance displays in gibbons: biological and linguistic perspectives on structured, intentional, and rhythmic body movement
Original language description
Female crested gibbons (genus Nomascus) perform conspicuous sequences of twitching movements involving the rump and extremities. However, these dances have attracted little scientific attention and their structure and meaning remain largely obscure. Here we analyse close-range video recordings of captive crested gibbons, extracting descriptions of dance in four species (N. annamensis, N. gabriellae, N. leucogenys and N. siki). In addition, we report results from a survey amongst relevant professionals clarifying behavioural contexts of dance in captive and wild crested gibbons. Our results demonstrate that dances in Nomascus represent a common and intentional form of visual communication restricted to sexually mature females. Whilst primarily used as a proceptive signal to solicit copulation, dances occur in a wide range of contexts related to arousal and/or frustration in captivity. A linguistically informed view of this sequential behaviour demonstrates that movement within dances is organized in groups and follows an isochronous rhythm - patterns not described for visual displays in other non-human primates. We argue that applying the concept of dance to gibbons allows us to expand our understanding of communication in non-human primates and to develop hypotheses on the rules and regularities characterising it. We propose that crested gibbon dances likely evolved from less elaborate rhythmic proceptive signals, similar to those found in siamangs. Although dance displays in humans and crested gibbons share a number of key characteristics, they cannot be assumed to be homologous. Nevertheless, gibbon dances represent a striking model behaviour to investigate the use of complex gestural signals in hominoid primates.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10600 - Biological sciences
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
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Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PRIMATES
ISSN
0032-8332
e-ISSN
0032-8332
Volume of the periodical
2024
Issue of the periodical within the volume
13.0
Country of publishing house
JP - JAPAN
Number of pages
13
Pages from-to
1-13
UT code for WoS article
001326007600001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85205597293