Animal Signals: Signalling and Signal Design in Animal Communication - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8251915457 ISBN 13 : 9788251915458

Editeur : Tapir Academic Press, 2001

Synopsis

How can we explain the peacock's beautiful tail decorations, or the wonderful song of the nightingale? Why are some smells nice and other nasty? How do animals signal their intentions and qualities to potential partners.? How do off-spring tell parents about their needs. Are signals tuned to the environments, and to the mental abilities of receivers? Are colors, sounds and smells informative of health, parental capacity or genetic quality? 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 modern evolutionary biology. Understanding the signalling systems of nature has wide ranging revelance including biological conservation and human communication.This book provides the state-of-the-art information within this rapidly developing field. Written by leading international scientists, this book gives a comprehensive overview of the fascinating diversity of animal signals and signaling functions, combining reviews and novel research, the book is aimed both at students and professional scientists.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tapir Academic Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8251915457
• ISBN 13: 9788251915458
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 496
• Éditeur: Espmark Yngve, Amundsen Trond, Rosenqvist Gunilla
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible