Michael, Wyatt, and Ken sit down with Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen, a PhD student at the University of Zurich, to discuss the evolution and characteristics of turtle communication. The discussion touches on implications of turtle vocalizations in the choanate tree of life, the types of sounds turtles make and how they produce them, the ways in which turtles use vocalizations to communicate, and where the current mysteries in the field of turtle vocalization and communication exist.

You can learn more about Gabriel's work here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gabriel-Jorgewich-Cohen and access his most recent publication "Common evolutionary origin of acoustic communication in choanate vertebrates" here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/364720919_Common_evolutionary_origin_of_acoustic_communication_in_choanate_vertebrates

For anyone interested in turtle communication, Gabriel is happy to answer questions and can be reached here: [email protected]

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