Progress without exclusion in the search for an evolutionary basis of music

Bowling, Daniel L., Hoeschele, Marissa and Dunn, Jacob (2021) Progress without exclusion in the search for an evolutionary basis of music. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 44. e97. ISSN 1469-1825

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Abstract

Mehr et al.'s hypothesis that the origins of music lie in credible signaling emerges here as a strong contender to explain early adaptive functions of music. Its integration with evolutionary biology and its specificity mark important contributions. However, much of the paper is dedicated to the exclusion of popular alternative hypotheses, which we argue is unjustified and premature.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Keywords:	Evolution of music
Faculty:	Faculty of Science & Engineering
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic User
Depositing User:	Symplectic User
Date Deposited:	14 Dec 2020 15:03
Last Modified:	30 Mar 2022 01:02
URI:	https://arro.anglia.ac.uk/id/eprint/706132

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