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... - verse fashion , as we shall see . A signal is the physical form in which a message is coded for transmission through the environment . Discrete and Graded Signals Some signals are discrete ( digital 216 Part Three Mechanisms of Behavior.
... - verse fashion , as we shall see . A signal is the physical form in which a message is coded for transmission through the environment . Discrete and Graded Signals Some signals are discrete ( digital 216 Part Three Mechanisms of Behavior.
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... Signals Some signals are discrete ( digital ) but others are graded ( analog ) . For example , equids , such as zebras , communicate hostile behavior by flattening their ears and communicate friendliness by raising their ears ( discrete ...
... Signals Some signals are discrete ( digital ) but others are graded ( analog ) . For example , equids , such as zebras , communicate hostile behavior by flattening their ears and communicate friendliness by raising their ears ( discrete ...
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... signals that seem to keep members in touch . The highly arboreal Cebus monkeys of the South American rain forest ... signals : ( 1 ) distance - increasing signals , such as branch shaking , which may result in another group's moving away ...
... signals that seem to keep members in touch . The highly arboreal Cebus monkeys of the South American rain forest ... signals : ( 1 ) distance - increasing signals , such as branch shaking , which may result in another group's moving away ...
Contents
Introduction | 5 |
Interest in Animal Behavior | 11 |
Summary | 21 |
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Animal Behavior: Mechanisms, Ecology, Evolution Lee C. Drickamer,Stephen H. Vessey,Doug Meikle No preview available - 1996 |
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