Domestication Phenotype Linked to Vocal Behavior in Marmoset Monkeys

Asif A. Ghazanfar; Lauren M. Kelly; Daniel Y. Takahashi; Sandra Winters; Rebecca Terrett; James P. Higham

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.049

Domestication Phenotype Linked to Vocal Behavior in Marmoset Monkeys

Asif A. Ghazanfar, Lauren M. Kelly, Daniel Y. Takahashi, Sandra Winters, Rebecca Terrett, James P. Higham

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Abstract

The domestication syndrome refers to a set of traits that are the by-products of artificial selection for increased tolerance toward humans [1-3]. One hypothesis is that some species, like humans and bonobos, "self-domesticated" and have been under selection for that same suite of domesticated phenotypes [4-8]. However, the evidence for this has been largely circumstantial. Here, we provide evidence that, in marmoset monkeys, the size of a domestication phenotype-a white facial fur patch-is linked to their degree of affiliative vocal responding. During development, the amount of parental vocal feedback experienced influences the rate of growth of this facial white patch, and this suggests a mechanistic link between the two phenotypes, possibly via neural crest cells. Our study provides evidence for links between vocal behavior and the development of morphological phenotypes associated with domestication in a nonhuman primate.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5026-5032.e3
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	30
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.049
State	Published - Dec 21 2020

Keywords

Callithrix jacchus
facial coloration
neural crest cells
self-domestication
vocal turn-taking
Domestication
Male
Callithrix/physiology
Pigmentation/physiology
Phenotype
Animals
Face/physiology
Female
Vocalization, Animal/physiology

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Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
Neuroscience(all)

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