Description |
xiii, 882 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. The Properties of Sound -- Ch. 3. Fourier Analysis -- Ch. 4. Sound Production -- Ch. 5. Sound Propagation -- Ch. 6. Sound Reception -- Ch. 7. Properties of Light -- Ch. 8. Production and Transmission of Light Signals -- Ch. 9. Light Signal Reception -- Ch. 10. Chemical Signals -- Ch. 11. Electroreception -- Ch. 12. Optimizing Communication -- Ch. 13. The Amount of Information -- Ch. 14. The Value of Information -- Ch. 15. Coding -- Ch. 16. Signal Evolution -- Ch. 17. Costs and Constraints on Signal Evolution -- Ch. 18. Signal Design Rules -- Ch. 19. Evolutionary Game Theory -- Ch. 20. Signal Honesty -- Ch. 21. Conflict Resolution -- Ch. 22. Territorial Signaling Games -- Ch. 23. Mating Games and Signaling -- Ch. 24. Social Integration -- Ch. 25. Environmental Signals -- Ch. 26. Autocommunication |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Animal communication.
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Author |
Vehrencamp, Sandra Lee, 1948-
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LC no. |
97044014 |
ISBN |
0878931007 (hardcover) |
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