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Detecting cultural evolution in a songbird species using community-science data and computational modeling
Y. Pichkar, A. M. Searfoss, N. Creanza
The paper analyzes chipping sparrow song data over nearly seven decades and uses an agent-based model to infer song-learning strategies, finding low copy-error rates and rejecting neutral or conformity-based transmission.
DOI 10.1101/2023.01.23.525255