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The ecology and evolution of human-wildlife cooperation

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cam.depositDate2022-06-01
cam.issuedOnline2022-06-10
cam.orpheus.success2022-06-08 - Embargo set during processing via Fast-track
dc.contributor.authorCram, DL
dc.contributor.authorvan der Wal, JEM
dc.contributor.authorUomini, N
dc.contributor.authorCantor, M
dc.contributor.authorAfan, AI
dc.contributor.authorAttwood, MC
dc.contributor.authorAmphaeris, J
dc.contributor.authorBalasani, F
dc.contributor.authorBlair, CJ
dc.contributor.authorBronstein, JL
dc.contributor.authorBuanachique, IO
dc.contributor.authorCuthill, RRT
dc.contributor.authorDas, J
dc.contributor.authorDaura-Jorge, FG
dc.contributor.authorDeb, A
dc.contributor.authorDixit, T
dc.contributor.authorDlamini, GS
dc.contributor.authorDounias, E
dc.contributor.authorGedi, II
dc.contributor.authorGruber, M
dc.contributor.authorHoffmann, LS
dc.contributor.authorHolzlehner, T
dc.contributor.authorIsack, HA
dc.contributor.authorLaltaika, EA
dc.contributor.authorLloyd-Jones, DJ
dc.contributor.authorLund, J
dc.contributor.authorMachado, AMS
dc.contributor.authorMahadevan, L
dc.contributor.authorMoreno, IB
dc.contributor.authorNwaogu, CJ
dc.contributor.authorPierotti, R
dc.contributor.authorRucunua, SA
dc.contributor.authordos Santos, WF
dc.contributor.authorSerpa, N
dc.contributor.authorSmith, BD
dc.contributor.authorSridhar, H
dc.contributor.authorTolkova, I
dc.contributor.authorTun, T
dc.contributor.authorValle-Pereira, JVS
dc.contributor.authorWood, BM
dc.contributor.authorWrangham, RW
dc.contributor.authorSpottiswoode, CN
dc.contributor.orcidCram, DL [0000-0002-8790-8294]
dc.contributor.orcidvan der Wal, JEM [0000-0002-6441-3598]
dc.contributor.orcidUomini, N [0000-0002-9898-6415]
dc.contributor.orcidCantor, M [0000-0002-0019-5106]
dc.contributor.orcidAfan, AI [0000-0003-3233-4438]
dc.contributor.orcidAttwood, MC [0000-0001-5386-1291]
dc.contributor.orcidAmphaeris, J [0000-0002-8875-643X]
dc.contributor.orcidBlair, CJ [0000-0002-7661-9104]
dc.contributor.orcidBronstein, JL [0000-0001-9214-1406]
dc.contributor.orcidCuthill, RRT [0000-0002-8666-2579]
dc.contributor.orcidDas, J [0000-0002-2351-419X]
dc.contributor.orcidDaura-Jorge, FG [0000-0003-2923-1446]
dc.contributor.orcidDixit, T [0000-0001-5604-7965]
dc.contributor.orcidDounias, E [0000-0002-8927-2998]
dc.contributor.orcidGruber, M [0000-0001-7243-2556]
dc.contributor.orcidLloyd-Jones, DJ [0000-0001-7880-5659]
dc.contributor.orcidLund, J [0000-0001-9618-9730]
dc.contributor.orcidMachado, AMS [0000-0001-6252-6890]
dc.contributor.orcidMahadevan, L [0000-0002-5114-0519]
dc.contributor.orcidMoreno, IB [0000-0001-9854-6033]
dc.contributor.orcidNwaogu, CJ [0000-0002-4623-2355]
dc.contributor.orcidPierotti, R [0000-0002-4753-2958]
dc.contributor.orcidSerpa, N [0000-0001-7962-7372]
dc.contributor.orcidSridhar, H [0000-0003-3286-0120]
dc.contributor.orcidTolkova, I [0000-0002-2989-7283]
dc.contributor.orcidValle-Pereira, JVS [0000-0002-1880-9495]
dc.contributor.orcidWood, BM [0000-0002-8187-9429]
dc.contributor.orcidWrangham, RW [0000-0003-0435-2209]
dc.contributor.orcidSpottiswoode, CN [0000-0003-3232-9559]
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-08T23:30:27Z
dc.date.available2022-06-08T23:30:27Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.date.updated2022-06-01T14:38:24Z
dc.description.abstract1. Human-wildlife cooperation is a type of mutualism in which a human and a wild, free-living, animal actively coordinate their behaviour to achieve a common beneficial outcome. 2. While other cooperative human-animal interactions involving captive coercion or artificial selection (including domestication) have received extensive attention, we lack integrated insights into the ecology and evolution of human-wildlife cooperative interactions. 3. Here, we review and synthesise the function, mechanism, development, and evolution of human-wildlife cooperation. 4. Active cases involve people cooperating with greater honeyguide birds and with two dolphin species, while historical cases involve wolves and orcas. 5. In all cases, a food source located by the animal is made available to both species by a tool-using human, coordinated with cues or signals. 6. The mechanisms mediating the animal behaviours involved are unclear, but they may resemble those underlying intraspecific cooperation and reduced neophobia. 7. The skills required appear to develop at least partially by social learning in both humans and the animal partners. As a result, distinct behavioural variants have emerged in each type of human-wildlife cooperative interaction in both species, and human-wildlife cooperation is embedded within local human cultures. 8. We propose multiple potential origins for these unique cooperative interactions, and highlight how shifts to other interaction types threaten their persistence. 9. Finally, we identify key questions for future research. We advocate an approach that integrates ecological, evolutionary, and anthropological perspectives to advance our understanding of human-wildlife cooperation. In doing so, we will gain new insights into the diversity of our ancestral, current, and future interactions with the natural world.
dc.description.sponsorshipNatalie Uomini was supported by the Max Planck Society and grant #0271 from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Templeton World Charity Foundation. Mauricio Cantor was supported by the Department for the Ecology of Animal Societies, Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior. Fábio Daura-Jorge was supported by CAPES (#88887.374128/2019-00), CNPq (#308867/2019-0).
dc.identifier.doi10.17863/CAM.85327
dc.identifier.eissn2575-8314
dc.identifier.issn2575-8314
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/337921
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley Open Access
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Zoology
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.rights.urihttp://www.rioxx.net/licenses/all-rights-reserved
dc.subjectanimal culture
dc.subjectcooperation
dc.subjectdolphins
dc.subjecthoneyguides
dc.subjecthuman-wildlife interaction
dc.subjectmutualism
dc.subjectorcas
dc.subjectsocial learning
dc.subjectwolves
dc.titleThe ecology and evolution of human-wildlife cooperation
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.dateAccepted2022-04-23
prism.publicationNamePeople and Nature
pubs.funder-project-idEuropean Research Council (725185)
pubs.licence-display-nameApollo Repository Deposit Licence Agreement
pubs.licence-identifierapollo-deposit-licence-2-1
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
rioxxterms.versionAM
rioxxterms.versionofrecord10.1002/pan3.10369

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