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Summary: This study sequenced the genome and transcriptome of Alston's singing mouse and produced annotated genomic and transcriptomic resources. By performing single nucleus sequencing, 12 cell types related to song coordination were identified. These resources can help researchers identify the molecular basis of complex traits in singing mice and provide data for large-scale comparative analyses.
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Summary: In animal vocal communication, the development of adult-like vocalization is crucial for interacting appropriately with conspecifics; recent research suggests that nonhuman primate vocal production is not solely innate, but also influenced by inheritance and physiological modification; indris' singing behavior is a unique case among Strepsirrhine primates, with age and sex playing important roles in vocal activity.
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Summary: Directedness and engagement are important factors in language development, and they also play a similar role in chimpanzee vocal ontogeny. Face directed vocalizations showed an increase throughout development, and the effect of age on mutual face directedness depended on vocalization type. Only face directed vocalizations significantly predicted behavioral responses in social partners. These findings suggest that directedness and engagement improve during development and provide a foundation for language phylogenetically.
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Summary: This study compared the prevalence and incidence of vocal fold pathologies among undergraduate classical, musical theatre, and CCM students over two-time points. The results showed that vocal fold pathologies were more common in CCM and musical theatre students compared to classical students, and all three genres experienced an increase in prevalence of pathologies over time.
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