Animal signals

The authors, one a theoretician the other a fieldworker, introduce a sense of order to this chaos. A significant cause of confusion has been the tendency for different researchers to use either the same term with different meanings, or different terms with the same meaning. The authors attempt to cl...

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Autore principale: Maynard-Smith, John
Altri autori: John Maynard-Smith; David Harper
Lingua:Undetermined
English
Pubblicazione: New York Oxford University Press 2003
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Riassunto:The authors, one a theoretician the other a fieldworker, introduce a sense of order to this chaos. A significant cause of confusion has been the tendency for different researchers to use either the same term with different meanings, or different terms with the same meaning. The authors attempt to clarify these differences. A second cause of confusion has arisen because many biologists continue to assume that there is only one correct explanation for signal reliability. The authors argue that the reliability of signals is maintained in several ways, relevant in different circumstances, and that biologists must learn to distinguish between them. In this book they explain the different theories, give examples of signalling systems to which one or another theory applies, and point to the many areas where further work, both theoretical and empirical, is required
Descrizione fisica:166 p.
ill.
25 cm
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-159) and index
ISBN:0198526849
9780198526841