Animal Signals: Signalling and Signal Design in Animal CommunicationYngve Espmark, Trond Amundsen, Gunilla Rosenqvist Tapir Academic Press, 2000 - 496 sider How can we explain the peacock's beautiful tail decorations, or the wonderful song of the nightingale? Why are some smells nice and others nasty? How do animals signal their intentions and qualities to potential partners? How do offspring tell parents about their needs? Are signals tuned to the environment, and to the mental abilities of receivers? Essential for understanding how animals cope with their ecological and social environment, the study of animal signals is one of the most active research areas in evolutionary biology. Understanding the signalling systems of nature has wide-ranging relevance including biological conservation and human communication. Written by international scientists, this is a comprehensive overview of the fascinating diversity of animal signals and signalling functions. Combining reviews and research, the book is aimed at both students and professional scientists. |
Innhold
Preface | 9 |
Kurt A McKean Department of Biology Ben C Sheldon Edward Grey Institute | 16 |
2 | 47 |
3 | 61 |
4 | 83 |
5 | 92 |
A Signalling Tail | 121 |
Genetically Correlated or Sexually | 133 |
14 | 301 |
15 | 317 |
Receiver and Signaller | 329 |
17 | 341 |
18 | 353 |
in Chemicalmediated PredatorPrey Interactions 365386 | 365 |
20 | 387 |
21 | 407 |
7 | 155 |
Problems in Studying Receiver Biases and their Effects | 177 |
Environmental Dependence of Genetic Indicator | 195 |
Signal Function Signal Efficiency and the Evolution | 209 |
11 | 237 |
Prowess and the Resolution of Animal Fights | 259 |
Handicap Index and Conventional Signal Elements | 277 |
22 | 421 |
23 | 437 |
24 | 445 |
25 | 465 |
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American Naturalist Amundsen Andersson Animal Behaviour ANIMAL SIGNALS avian Basolo Behavioral Ecology bias Biology birds bluethroats Bowmaker chemical cues cichlid collared flycatchers colour patterns colour vision communication cone conspecific context correlated cost cuckoo cut-on Cuthill damselflies desaturation detection dewlap display Ecology and Sociobiology effects Endler environment evolution evolutionary example experimental experiments female ornaments female preferences female song fights fluctuating asymmetry flycatchers function genes genetic habitat handicap handicap principle immune interactions Journal light Lythgoe male trait mate choice mate preferences Mature Møller parameters pheromones playback plumage polygynous populations predation radiance receiver biases receptors reed warbler reef fish reflectance repertoire reproductive response result Royal Society sender sensory sexual dimorphism sexual selection sexual signals Society of London Sociobiology song rate song sparrows song types speciation species spectral sensitivity spiders studies suggest tail territory Uetz Ultraviolet variation Vision Research visual pigment Vorobyev wavelength zebra finches