Acoustic Communication

Andrea Simmons, Richard R. Fay (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

404 Seiten

2010 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
9781441931481 (ISBN)

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In order to communicate, animals send and receive signals that are subject to their particular anatomical, psychological, and environmental constraints. Chapters address the information that animals communicate, how the communication is developed and learned, and how communication systems have adapted and evolved within species.

In order to communicate, animals send and receive signals that are subject to their particular anatomical, psychological, and environmental constraints. This SHAR volume discusses both the production and perception of acoustic signals. Chapters address the information that animals communicate, how the communication is developed and learned, and how communication systems have adapted and evolved within species. The book will give examples from a variety of species.

Perspectives and Progress in Animal Acoustic Communication.- The Physical Acoustics of Underwater Sound Communication.- Unpacking “Honesty”: Vertebrate Vocal Production and the Evolution of Acoustic Signals.- Social Sounds: Vocal Learning and Development of Mammal and Bird Calls.- Selection on Long-Distance Acoustic Signals.- Hormonal Mechanisms in Acoustic Communication.- The Neuroethology of Vocal Communication: Perception and Cognition.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	6.12.2010
Reihe/Serie	Springer Handbook of Auditory Research ; 16
Zusatzinfo	XIV, 404 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Verhaltenstherapie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Humanbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-13	9781441931481 / 9781441931481
Zustand	Neuware