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Table 4.3. Distribution of social modification among taxa reviewed.
Social
Taxon
Family
Level
Function
modification
Species
bird
songbird
individual sig.
contact
unknown
zebra finch
bird
songbird
group sig.
contact
yes
chickadee
bird
songbird
group sig.
territory/
yes
Australian
contact
magpie
bird
songbird
group sig.
territory/
unknown
stripe-backed
contact
wren
bird
songbird
group sig.
contact
unknown
cacique
bird
parrot
group sig.
contact
yes
budgerigar
bird
quail
group sig.
contact
no
bobwhite
bird
parrot
warble song
song
yes
budgerigar
bird
hummingbird
dialect
song
yes
Anna’s
hummingbird
bird
hummingbird
dialect
song
unknown
hermit
hummingbird
bird
hummingbird
dialect
song
unknown
violet-ear
green
hummingbird
bird
hummingbird
dialect
song
unknown
violet-ear
sparkling
hummingbird
bird
parrot
dialect
contact
unknown
yellow-naped
amazon
mammal
bat
individual sig.
echo
yes
horseshoe bat
mammal
bat
individual sig.
contact
yes
lesser spearnosed bat
mammal
bat
individual sig.
contact
no
evening bat
mammal
bat
individual sig.
echo
no
big brown bat
mammal
cetacean
individual sig.
contact
yes
bottlenose
dolphin
mammal
primate
individual sig.
alarm
no
vervet monkey
mammal
primate
individual sig.
food
no
rhesus macaque
mammal
primate
individual sig.
play
no
rhesus macaque
mammal
primate
individual sig.
food
no
Japanese
macaque
mammal
primate
individual sig.
play
no
Japanese
macaque
mammal
bat
group sig.
contact
yes
greater spearnosed bat
mammal
cetacean
group sig.
contact
unknown
orca
mammal
cetacean
group sig.
contact
unknown
sperm whale
mammal
primate
group sig.
contact
no
marmoset
mammal
primate
group sig.
contact
no
pigtail macaque
mammal
primate
group sig.
territory/
no
tamarin
contact
mammal
cetacean
song
song
yes
humpback whale
mammal
primate
dialect
territory/
no
gibbon
contact
mammal
seal
dialect
song
no
Weddell seal
mammal
seal
dialect
song
no
bearded seal
mammal
seal
dialect
song
no
N. elephant seal
mammal
rodent
dialect
alarm
no
prairie dog