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Signalers and receivers : mechanisms and evolution of arthropod communication /

List of Symbols. 1. Communication in a Lilliputian World. 2. Signal Theory and the Language of Communication. 3. Chemical Signaling and the Olfactory Channel. 4. Sound and Vibration and the Mechanical Channel. 5. Bioluminescence and Reflected Light and the Visual Channel. 6. Sexual Selection and the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Greenfield, Michael D.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:List of Symbols. 1. Communication in a Lilliputian World. 2. Signal Theory and the Language of Communication. 3. Chemical Signaling and the Olfactory Channel. 4. Sound and Vibration and the Mechanical Channel. 5. Bioluminescence and Reflected Light and the Visual Channel. 6. Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Signals. 7. Signal Evolution: Modification and Diversification. Notes. References. Glossary. Taxonomic Index. Subject Index.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 414 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-386) and indexes.
ISBN:9780195350708
0195350707