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Information is a core concept in animal communication: individuals routinely produce, acquire, process and store information, which provides the basis for their social life. This book focuses on how animal acoustic signals code information and how this coding can be shaped by various environmental a...
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Springer,
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| Publisher Address: | Cham : |
| Publication Dates: | [2020] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Animal signals and communication ; volume 7. 2197-7305 |
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| Summary: |
Information is a core concept in animal communication: individuals routinely produce, acquire, process and store information, which provides the basis for their social life. This book focuses on how animal acoustic signals code information and how this coding can be shaped by various environmental and social constraints. Taking birds and mammals, including humans, as models, the authors explore such topics as communication strategies for "public" and "private" signaling, static and dynamic signaling, the diversity of coded information and the way information is decoded by the receiver. The book appeals to a wide audience, ranging from bioacousticians, ethologists and ecologists to evolutionary biologists. Intended for students and researchers alike, it promotes the idea that Shannon and Weavers Mathematical Theory of Communication still represents a strong framework for understanding all aspects of the communication process, including its dynamic dimensions. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 325 pages : illustrations (some color), forms ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9783030391997 (hardback) : 303039199X (hardback) 9783030392000 (electronic book) 3030392007 (electronic book) |
| Index Number: | QL776 |
| CLC: | Q958.12 |
| Call Number: | Q958.12/C669 |