Vocal encoding of heritable sociability prevails over emotions in sheep bleats
Avelyne S. Villain, Alain Boissy, Gaëtan Bonnafe, Christian Durand, Sébastien Douls, Paul Renaud-Goud, Marie‐Madeleine Mialon, Dominique Hazard, Elodie F. Briefer
The paper examines how sociability, rather than emotions, influences the acoustic structure of sheep bleats during social challenges.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Sep 24, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition