Biocommunication Of Animals

Author : Guenther Witzany
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-11-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400774148

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Biocommunication of Animals by Guenther Witzany Pdf

Every coordination within or between animals depends on communication processes. Although the signaling molecules, vocal and tactile signs, gestures and its combinations differ throughout all species according their evolutionary origins and variety of adaptation processes, certain levels of biocommunication can be found in all animal species: (a) Abiotic environmental indices such as temperature, light, water, etc. that affect the local ecosphere of an organism and are sensed, interpreted. (b) Trans-specific communication with non-related organisms. (c) Species-specific communication between same or related species. (d) Intraorganismic communication, i.e., sign-mediated coordination within the body of the organism. This book gives an overview of the manifold levels of animal communication exemplified by a variety of species and thereby broadens the understanding of these organisms.

Author : Henrik Brumm
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642414947

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Animal Communication and Noise by Henrik Brumm Pdf

The study of animal communication has led to significant progress in our general understanding of motor and sensory systems, evolution, and speciation. However, one often neglected aspect is that signal exchange in every modality is constrained by noise, be it in the transmission channel or in the nervous system. This book analyses whether and how animals can cope with such constraints, and explores the implications that noise has for our understanding of animal communication. It is written by leading biologists working on different taxa including insects, fish, amphibians, lizards, birds, and mammals. In addition to this broad taxonomic approach, the chapters also cover a wide array of research disciplines: from the mechanisms of signal production and perception, to the behavioural ecology of signalling, the evolution of animal communication, and conservation issues. This volume promotes the integration of the knowledge gained by the diverse approaches to the study of animal communication and, at the same time, highlights particularly interesting fields of current and future research.

Author : Richard Gordon,Joseph Seckbach
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781786340467

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Biocommunication by Richard Gordon,Joseph Seckbach Pdf

All coordination between cells, organs, and organisms depends on successful biocommunicative processes. There are abundant cases of communication in the biological world, both within (intraspecific) and between (interspecific) single-cell and multicellular microorganisms and higher animal forms. Split into two parts, this book first looks at the history, development and progress within the field of biocommunication. The second part presents real-life case studies and investigation into examples of biocommunication in the biological world. Among the organisms covered are bacteria, fungi, plants, terrestrial and marine animals, including bonobos, chimpanzees and dolphins, as well as a new theory of communication between parts in developing embryos (cybernetic embryos). Contributions from international experts in the field provide up-to-date research and results, while in depth analysis expands on these findings to pave the way for future discoveries. As the first comprehensive review of its kind, it is perfect for undergraduates, graduates, professionals and researchers in the field of life sciences.

Author : Nathalie Gontier,Andy Lock,Chris Sinha
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1185 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780192543516

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Oxford Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution by Nathalie Gontier,Andy Lock,Chris Sinha Pdf

The biological and neurological capacity to symbolize, and the products of behavioral, cognitive, sociocultural, linguistic, and technological uses of symbols (symbolism), are fundamental to every aspect of human life. The Oxford Handbook of Human Symbolic Evolution explores the origins of our characteristically human abilities - our ability to speak, create images, play music, and read and write. The book investigates how symbolization evolved in human evolution and how symbolism is expressed across the various areas of human life. The field is intrinsically interdisciplinary - considering findings from fossil studies, scientific research from primatology, developmental psychology, and of course linguistics. Written by world leading experts, thirty-eight topical chapters are grouped into six thematic parts that respectively focus on epistemological, psychological, anthropological, ethological, linguistic, and social-technological aspects of human symbolic evolution. The handbook presents an in-depth but comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of the of the state of the art in the science of human symbolic evolution. This work will be of interest to academics and students active in all fields contributing to the study of human evolution.

Author : Tetyana Milojevic,Rosa De La Torre Noetzel,Oliver Strbak
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782889666782

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Presentations at the 4th Workshop of the German Astrobiological Society (DAbG) on Astrobiology, 26–27 September 2019, Vienna, Austria by Tetyana Milojevic,Rosa De La Torre Noetzel,Oliver Strbak Pdf

Author : Vera M. Kolb
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 866 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781351661119

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Handbook of Astrobiology by Vera M. Kolb Pdf

Choice Recommended Title, August 2019 Read an exclusive interview with Professor Vera Kolb here. Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life on Earth. This exciting and significant field of research also investigates the potential existence and search for extra-terrestrial life in the Solar System and beyond. This is the first handbook in this burgeoning and interdisciplinary field. Edited by Vera Kolb, a highly respected astrobiologist, this comprehensive resource captures the history and current state of the field. Rich in information and easy to use, it assumes basic knowledge and provides answers to questions from practitioners and specialists in the field, as well as providing key references for further study. Features: Fills an important gap in the market, providing a comprehensive overview of the field Edited by an authority in the subject, with chapters written by experts in the many diverse areas that comprise astrobiology Contains in-depth and broad coverage of an exciting field that will only grow in importance in the decades ahead

Author : Guenther Witzany
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031592867

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Epigenetics in Biological Communication by Guenther Witzany Pdf

Author : Carol Gigliotti
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-11-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781479815449

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The Creative Lives of Animals by Carol Gigliotti Pdf

"The Creative Lives of Animals offers readers intimate glimpses of how animals from elephants to alligators to ants apply the creative process in their lives, requiring a redefinition of creativity that includes animals as essential contributors to biodiversity"--

Author : Frantisek Baluska,Monica Gagliano,Guenther Witzany
Publisher : Springer
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319755960

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Memory and Learning in Plants by Frantisek Baluska,Monica Gagliano,Guenther Witzany Pdf

This book assembles recent research on memory and learning in plants. Organisms that share a capability to store information about experiences in the past have an actively generated background resource on which they can compare and evaluate coming experiences in order to react faster or even better. This is an essential tool for all adaptation purposes. Such memory/learning skills can be found from bacteria up to fungi, animals and plants, although until recently it had been mentioned only as capabilities of higher animals. With the rise of epigenetics the context dependent marking of experiences on the genetic level is an essential perspective to understand memory and learning in organisms. Plants are highly sensitive organisms that actively compete for environmental resources. They assess their surroundings, estimate how much energy they need for particular goals, and then realize the optimum variant. They take measures to control certain environmental resources. They perceive themselves and can distinguish between ‘self’ and ‘non-self’. They process and evaluate information and then modify their behavior accordingly. The book will guide scientists in further investigations on these skills of plant behavior and on how plants mediate signaling processes between themselves and the environment in memory and learning processes.

Author : Joela Jacobs
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783039283484

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Animal Narratology by Joela Jacobs Pdf

Animal Narratology interrogates what it means to narrate, to speak—speak for, on behalf of—and to voice, or represent life beyond the human, which is in itself as different as insects, bears, and dogs are from each other, and yet more, as individual as a single mouse, horse, or puma. The varied contributions to this interdisciplinary Special Issue highlight assumptions about the human perception of, attitude toward, and responsibility for the animals that are read and written about, thus demonstrating that just as “the animal” does not exist, neither does “the human”. In their zoopoetic focus, the analyses are aware that animal narratology ultimately always contains an approximation of an animal perspective in human terms and terminology, yet they make clear that what matters is how the animal is approximated and that there is an effort to approach and encounter the non-human in the first place. Many of the analyses come to the conclusion that literary animals give readers the opportunity to expand their own points of view both on themselves and others by adopting another’s perspective to the degree that such an endeavor is possible. Ultimately, the contributions call for a recognition of the many spaces, moments, and modes in which human lives are entangled with those of animals—one of which is located within the creative bounds of storytelling.

Author : Res Indica IAS Academy (A Brainbrewery Education Initiative)
Publisher : Blue Rose Publishers
Page : 1056 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Be UPSC KHABARVEER 2023-24 (Part - 1) by Res Indica IAS Academy (A Brainbrewery Education Initiative) Pdf

Be a GURU of Current Affairs with novel Design-Based-Learning Methodology incorporated in the book and excel in both UPSC Civil Services Preliminary and Mains papers. With Khabarveer Aspirants can learn and revise hot current affairs topics 20X faster. Now no need to follow multiple sources and fetch points from Newspapers and Magazines like The Hindu, The Indian Express, Pib, Yojana, Kurukshetra as Khabarveer entirely covers each and every source with deep insights. Content is exquisite and carefully curated for UPSC aspirants covering both conceptual and factual aspects of topics ensuring holistic 360° learning. The book is up to date with latest facts and figures and is designed to accommodate as much points as possible and portray a multi-dimensional perspective. Exquisite coverage of Budget 2023-24 & Economic Survey 2022-23 is included in the book. All the Current Affairs topics are segregated under following themes: 1. Indian Polity 2. International Relationship 3. Indian Economy 4. Agriculture, Food Processing & Rural Development 5. Digitization and Social Media 6. Science and Technology 7. Indian Society and Women Empowerment 8. Infrastructure 9. Start Ups, Employment & Skill Development 10. Urban Development 11. Poverty Alleviation, Health, Education & Social Security 12. Security and Defence 13. Environment & Sustainable Development 14. Governance 15. Analysis of Budget and Economic Survey. Join the learning revolution with KhabarVeer. Desh Badla Padhai Badlo.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1282 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UIUC:30112102098024

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Bibliography of Agriculture by Anonim Pdf

Author : Zhanna Reznikova
Publisher : Springer
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-12-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319449180

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Studying Animal Languages Without Translation: An Insight from Ants by Zhanna Reznikova Pdf

The Author of this new volume on ant communication demonstrates that information theory is a valuable tool for studying the natural communication of animals. To do so, she pursues a fundamentally new approach to studying animal communication and “linguistic” capacities on the basis of measuring the rate of information transmission and the complexity of transmitted messages. Animals’ communication systems and cognitive abilities have long-since been a topic of particular interest to biologists, psychologists, linguists, and many others, including researchers in the fields of robotics and artificial intelligence. The main difficulties in the analysis of animal language have to date been predominantly methodological in nature. Addressing this perennial problem, the elaborated experimental paradigm presented here has been applied to ants, and can be extended to other social species of animals that have the need to memorize and relay complex “messages”. Accordingly, the method opens exciting new dimensions in the study of natural communications in the wild.

Author : Andrew Adamatzky
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-10-04
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9789811257162

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Unconventional Computing, Arts, Philosophy by Andrew Adamatzky Pdf

The unique compendium re-assesses the value of future and emergent computing technologies via artistic and philosophical means. The book encourages scientists to adopt inspiring thinking of artists and philosophers to reuse scientific concepts in their works.The useful reference text consists of non-typical topics, where artistic and philosophical concepts encourage readers to adopt unconventional approaches towards computing and immerse themselves into discoveries of future emerging landscape.Related Link(s)

Author : Timo Maran,Dario Martinelli,Aleksei Turovski
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110253436

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Readings in Zoosemiotics by Timo Maran,Dario Martinelli,Aleksei Turovski Pdf

The book is the first annotated reader to focus specifically on the discipline of zoosemiotics. Zoosemiotics can be defined today as the study of signification, communication and representation within and across animal species. The name for the field was proposed in 1963 by the American semiotician Thomas A. Sebeok. He also established the framework for the paradigm by finding and tightening connections to predecessors, describing terminology, developing methodology and setting directions for possible future studies. The volume includes a wide selection of original texts accompanied by editorial introductions. An extensive opening introduction discusses the place of zoosemiotics among other sciences as well as its inner dimensions; the understanding of the concept of communication in zoosemiotics, the heritage of biologist Jakob v. Uexküll; contemporary developments in zoosemiotics and other issues. Chapter introductions discuss the background of the authors and selected texts, as well as other relevant texts. The selected texts cover a wide range of topics, such as semiotic constitution of nature, cognitive capabilities of animals, typology of animal expression and many other issues. The roots of zoosemiotics can be traced back to the works of David Hume and John Locke. Great emphasis is placed on the heritage of Thomas A. Sebeok, and a total of four of his essays are included. The Reader also includes influential studies in animal communication (honey bee dance language, vervet monkey alarm calls) as well as theory elaborations by Gregory Bateson and others. The reader concludes with a section dedicated to contemporary research. Readings in Zoosemiotics is intended as a primary source of information about zoosemiotics, and also provides additional readings for students of cognitive ethology and animal communication studies.