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Mélissa Berthet

University of MilanORCID 0000-0002-3170-1315Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 2

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Organism:non-human primate· 2 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Martin SurbeckiD· 2 shared Simon William TownsendiD· 2 shared Alexandra B. BosshardiD· 1 shared Balthasar BickeliD· 1 shared Chundra CathcartiD· 1 shared Franziska WegdelliD· 1 shared Isaac SchambergiD· 1 shared Judith Maria BurkartiD· 1 shared

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintSep 21, 2026

Supra-regular recursion in primate vocal sequences

Remo Nitschke, Lothar Sebastian Krapp, Chundra Cathcart…·Balthasar Bickel

This study shows nonhuman primates use supra-regular recursive grammars in vocal sequences, challenging the idea that syntax is unique to humans.

DOI 10.64898/2026.09.19.752870

non-human primatestatistical model

Animal Behavior & CognitionPLoS ONEPeer-reviewedSep 10, 2025

An updated vocal repertoire of wild adult bonobos (Pan paniscus )

Franziska Wegdell, Isaac Schamberg, Mélissa Berthet…·Simon William Townsend

The paper quantitatively describes the vocal repertoire of wild bonobos using machine learning to classify 11 acoustically distinct call types from over 1500 calls.

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non-human primatemachine learning (classical)