Screen LibraryBird talk : an exploration of avian communication /
"This book describes basic theory about how bird communication works: 1) how signals should evolve to be optimally functional in the environment, 2) how senders use signals to transmit information, 3) how receivers perceive the information content of a signal, and 4) why we should expect signal...
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| Group Author: | ; ; |
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Comstock Publishing Associates, an imprint of Cornell University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Ithaca, New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"This book describes basic theory about how bird communication works: 1) how signals should evolve to be optimally functional in the environment, 2) how senders use signals to transmit information, 3) how receivers perceive the information content of a signal, and 4) why we should expect signals to evolve to give honest, reliable information to receivers about senders. It describes channels of communication (plumage & sounds), how signals are produced and perceived by birds, and their topics of communication"-- |
| Carrier Form: | 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-187) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781501753428 1501753428 |
| Index Number: | QL698 |
| CLC: |
Q958.12 Q959.7 |
| Call Number: | Q959.7/B191 |