Data from: A model of marmoset monkey vocal turn-taking

Vocal turn-taking has been described in a diversity of species. Yet a
model that captures the various processes underlying this social behavior
across species has not been developed. To this end, here we recorded a
large and diverse dataset of marmoset monkey vocal behavior in social
contexts comprising one, two and three callers and developed a model to
determine the keystone factors that affect the dynamics of these natural
communicative interactions. While a coupled oscillator model failed to
account for turn-taking in marmosets, our model alternatively revealed
four key factors that encapsulate much of patterns evident in the
behavior, ranging from internal processes, such as the state of the
individual, to social context driven suppression of calling. In addition,
we show that the same key factors apply to the meerkat, a carnivorous
species, in a multicaller setting.  These findings indicate that
vocal turn-taking is affected by a broader suite of mechanisms than
previously considered and our model provides a predictive framework with
which to further explicate this natural behavior and for direct
comparisons with the analogous behavior in other species.