Playback And Studies Of Animal Communication

Author : Peter K. McGregor
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781475762037

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Playback and Studies of Animal Communication by Peter K. McGregor Pdf

Playback is the technique of rebroadcasting natural or synthetic signals to animals and observing their response. The ability to present a putative signal in isolation, without the potential confounding effects of other activities of the signaller, is the main reason for the depth and range of our knowledge of communication systems. To date, playback of sound signals has predominated, but playback of electric signals and even video playback of visual signals suggests that playback will become just as prevalent in studies of communication in other sensory modalities. This book is one of the outcomes of a workshop on playback held at Thombridge Hall in the Peak District National Park, England during August 1991. There were two reasons for organising the workshop. First, the considerable and lively debate in the literature about the design and analysis of playback experiments -the pseudoreplication debate -was in danger of generating more heat than light. A workshop forum seemed the obvious place to clarify and, if possible, resolve the debate. Second, with the number of new playback and analysis techniques increasing rapidly, it seemed an opportune moment to discuss these techniques and to review some rapidly developing areas of interest in sound communication.

Author : Gisela Håkansson,Jennie Westander
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027272010

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Communication in Humans and Other Animals by Gisela Håkansson,Jennie Westander Pdf

Communication is a basic behaviour, found across animal species. Human language is often thought of as a unique system, which separates humans from other animals. This textbook serves as a guide to different types of communication, and suggests that each is unique in its own way: human verbal and nonverbal communication, communication in nonhuman primates, in dogs and in birds. Research questions and findings from different perspectives are summarized and integrated to show students similarities and differences in the rich diversity of communicative behaviours. A core topic is how young individuals proceed from not being able to communicate to reaching a state of competent communicators, and the role of adults in this developmental process. Evolutionary aspects are also taken into consideration, and ideas about the evolution of human language are examined. The cross-disciplinary nature of the book makes it useful for courses in linguistics, biology, sociology and psychology, but it is also valuable reading for anyone interested in understanding communicative behaviour.

Author : P. K. McGregor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 682 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139443674

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Animal Communication Networks by P. K. McGregor Pdf

Most animal communication has evolved and now takes place in the context of a communication network, i.e. several signallers and receivers within communication range of each other. This idea follows naturally from the observation that many signals travel further than the average spacing between animals. This is self evidently true for long-range signals, but at a high density the same is true for short-range signals (e.g. begging calls of nestling birds). This book provides a current summary of research on communication networks and appraises future prospects. It combines information from studies of several taxonomic groups (insects to people via fiddler crabs, fish, frogs, birds and mammals) and several signalling modalities (visual, acoustic and chemical signals). It also specifically addresses the many areas of interface between communication networks and other disciplines (from the evolution of human charitable behaviour to the psychophysics of signal perception, via social behaviour, physiology and mathematical models).

Author : Yngve Espmark,Trond Amundsen,Gunilla Rosenqvist
Publisher : Tapir Academic Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Science
ISBN : 8251915457

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Animal Signals by Yngve Espmark,Trond Amundsen,Gunilla Rosenqvist Pdf

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.

Author : Lesley J. Rogers,Gisela T. Kaplan
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 0674008278

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Songs, Roars, and Rituals by Lesley J. Rogers,Gisela T. Kaplan Pdf

From the calling macaw and the roaring lion to the dancing lyrebird, animals all around us can be heard and seen communicating with each other and, occasionally, with us. Why they do so, what their utterances mean, and how much we know about them are the subject of Songs, Roars, and Rituals. This is a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to the complexities of communication in animals. Rogers and Kaplan take us on an exciting journey through communication in the animal world, offering insights on how animals communicate by sight, sound, smell, touch, and even electrical signaling. They explore a wide variety of communication patterns in many species of mammals and birds and discuss in detail how communication signals evolved, how they are learned, and what song and mimicry may mean. An up-to-date account of the science of animal communication, this book also considers modern concepts (such as that of deceptive communication) and modern controversies, primarily those surrounding the evolution of human language and the use of symbolic language by apes. It concludes with a thought-provoking look at the future of communication between humans and animals.

Author : Thomas A. Sebeok,Alexandra Ramsay
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110862850

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Approaches to Animal Communication by Thomas A. Sebeok,Alexandra Ramsay Pdf

Author : Lesley J. Rogers,Gisela Kaplan
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Animal behavior
ISBN : 1864487984

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Not Only Roars & Rituals by Lesley J. Rogers,Gisela Kaplan Pdf

Explores the enormous variety of ways in which different animals communicate with each other and makes comparisons with humans where appropriate.

Author : William A. Searcy,Stephen Nowicki
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400835720

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The Evolution of Animal Communication by William A. Searcy,Stephen Nowicki Pdf

Gull chicks beg for food from their parents. Peacocks spread their tails to attract potential mates. Meerkats alert family members of the approach of predators. But are these--and other animals--sometimes dishonest? That's what William Searcy and Stephen Nowicki ask in The Evolution of Animal Communication. They take on the fascinating yet perplexing question of the dependability of animal signaling systems. The book probes such phenomena as the begging of nesting birds, alarm calls in squirrels and primates, carotenoid coloration in fish and birds, the calls of frogs and toads, and weapon displays in crustaceans. Do these signals convey accurate information about the signaler, its future behavior, or its environment? Or do they mislead receivers in a way that benefits the signaler? For example, is the begging chick really hungry as its cries indicate or is it lobbying to get more food than its brothers and sisters? Searcy and Nowicki take on these and other questions by developing clear definitions of key issues, by reviewing the most relevant empirical data and game theory models available, and by asking how well theory matches data. They find that animal communication is largely reliable--but that this basic reliability also allows the clever deceiver to flourish. Well researched and clearly written, their book provides new insight into animal communication, behavior, and evolution.

Author : Mark A. Bee,Cory T. Miller
Publisher : Springer
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319486901

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Psychological Mechanisms in Animal Communication by Mark A. Bee,Cory T. Miller Pdf

This book analyzes the psychological mechanisms critical to animal communication. The topics covered range from single neurons to broad-scale phylogenetic patterns, shedding new light on the sensory, perceptual, and cognitive processes that underlie the communicative behaviors of signalers and receivers alike. In so doing, the contributing authors collectively integrate research questions and methods from behavioral ecology, cognitive ethology, comparative psychology, evolutionary biology, sensory ecology, and neuroscience. No less broad is the volume’s taxonomic coverage, which spans bees to blackbirds to baboons. The ultimate goal of the book is to stimulate additional research into the diversity and evolution of the psychological mechanisms that make animal communication possible.

Author : Ulrich Stegmann
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781107013100

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Animal Communication Theory by Ulrich Stegmann Pdf

A valuable overview and analysis of foundational concepts in animal behaviour studies, including information, meaning, communication, signals and cues. Its comprehensive introduction and numerous illustrations will make it accessible to students and researchers from a wide variety of academic backgrounds, ranging from ethology and evolutionary biology to philosophy of mind.

Author : Marc D. Hauser,Mark Konishi,Masakazu Konishi
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 726 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Animal communication
ISBN : 0262582236

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The Design of Animal Communication by Marc D. Hauser,Mark Konishi,Masakazu Konishi Pdf

Based on the approach laid out in the 1950s by Nobel laureate Nikolaas Tinbergen, this book looks at animal communication from the four perspectives of mechanisms, ontogeny, function, and phylogeny.

Author : Steven L. Hopp,Michael J. Owren,Christopher S. Evans
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642762208

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Animal Acoustic Communication by Steven L. Hopp,Michael J. Owren,Christopher S. Evans Pdf

The last decades have brought a significant increase in research on acoustic communi cation in animals. Publication of scientific papers on both empirical and theoretical aspects of this topic has greatly increased, and a new journal, Bioacoustics, is entirely devoted to such articles. Coupled with this proliferation of work is a recognition that many of the current issues are best approached with an interdisciplinary perspective, requiring technical and theoretical contributions from a number of areas of inquiry that have traditionally been separated. With the notable exception of a collection edited by Lewis (1983), there have been fewvolumes predominatelyfocused on technical issues in comparative bioacoustics to follow up the earlyworks edited by Lanyon and Tavolga (1960) and Busnel (1963). It was the tremendous growth of expertise c:()ncerning this topic in particular that provided the initial impetus to organize this volume, which attempts to present fundamental information from both theoretical and applied aspects of current bioacoustics research. While a completely comprehensive review would be impractical, this volume offers a basic treatment of a wide variety of topics aimed at providing a conceptual framework within which researchers can address their own questions. Each presentation is designed to be useful to the broadest possible spectrum of researchers, including both those currently working in any of the many and diverse disciplines of bioacoustics, and others that may be new to such studies.

Author : Reginald B. Cocroft,Matija Gogala,Peggy S.M. Hill,Andreas Wessel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783662436073

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Studying Vibrational Communication by Reginald B. Cocroft,Matija Gogala,Peggy S.M. Hill,Andreas Wessel Pdf

This volume explains the key ideas, questions and methods involved in studying the hidden world of vibrational communication in animals. The authors dispel the notion that this form of communication is difficult to study and show how vibrational signaling is a key to social interactions in species that live in contact with a substrate, whether it be a grassy lawn, a rippling stream or a tropical forest canopy. This ancient and widespread form of social exchange is also remarkably understudied. A frontier in animal behavior, it offers unparalleled opportunities for discovery and for addressing general questions in communication and social evolution. In addition to reviews of advances made in the study of several animal taxa, this volume also explores topics such as vibrational communication networks, the interaction of acoustic and vibrational communication, the history of the field, the evolution of signal production and reception and establishing a common vocabulary.

Author : Henrik Brumm
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 50,6 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 : Eugene S. Morton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781107052253

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Animal Vocal Communication by Eugene S. Morton Pdf

This volume presents a new approach to conceptualizing animal vocal communication, with an emphasis on how receivers' responses influence signalling.