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Basics of animal communication : interaction, signalling and sensemaking in the animal kingdom /

This volume represents a short, yet systematic introduction to the topic of "animal communication", in a way that blends natural sciences and humanities into a multidisciplinary approach. It is structured in a way that allows students and teachers in this field to employ it as a useful ped...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martinelli, Dario (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction to animal communication studies : definition and problems
  • Preconditions for communication
  • The very substance communication is made of : signals
  • Channels and functions of communication
  • The complexity of communication : multimodality and the language of the bees
  • The secret weapon of communication : lies, tricks and deception
  • Playful and aesthetic communication
  • Interspecific communication (part I)
  • Interspecific communication (part II)
  • 30 key-figures who shaped animal communication studies.