Alex South

amsouth.bsky.social

28 June 2026 09:15

Cool paper out on sperm whale codas in the Mediterranean from @taylorhersh.bsky.social and co-authors including @lrendell.bsky.social. New evidence for the evolution of vocal cultures! 🐋

Lorraine Wilson

rainewilson.bsky.social

25 June 2026 08:41

a very cool study, Luke! Congrats!

Luke Rendell

lrendell.bsky.social

25 June 2026 08:41

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Luke Rendell

lrendell.bsky.social

25 June 2026 08:41

So it's sobering to reflect on the span of human evolution that has occured in the same region over the same time span! My Spanish colleague and friend (and co-author) Txema from @asociaciontursiops.bsky.social puts it well...

Luke Rendell

lrendell.bsky.social

25 June 2026 08:40

and it has arisen in the last 20K years, as this is when population genetic studies place the entry of sperm whales to the Med - they all share the same mitochondrial haplotype so it is plausible they are all descended from the same founding matriline onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...