title: Evolution of language. Animal communication helps reveal roots of language.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balter
mesh_terms: D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005868:Gestures; D015186:Hominidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007802:Language; D007804:Language Development; D012813:Sign Language; D020308:Songbirds / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D013060:Speech; D014828:Vocalization, Animal