Why penguins communicate : the evolution of visual and vocal signals /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Dobson, F. Stephen (Autor), Jouventin, P. (Pierre) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Academic Press, 2017.
Temas:
Penguins > Behavior.
Animal communication.
Animal Communication
Manchots (Oiseaux) > M�urs et comportement.
Communication animale.
NATURE > Animals > Birds.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology.
Animal communication
Penguins > Behavior
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover; Why Penguins Communicate; Why Penguins Communicate: The Evolution of Visual and Vocal Signals; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1
  • The Evolutionary Biology of Penguins; DISCOVERY AND EVOLUTION; WHAT IS A PENGUIN?; HOW MANY PENGUINS AND WHERE DO THEY LIVE?; PENGUINS AS DIVERS AND BREEDERS; PENGUINS AS SOCIAL ANIMALS; THREE BREEDING PATTERNS; SPECIAL PENGUINS; PENGUINS AS MEAT AND FUEL; 2
  • Description of Visual Signals; STUDY LOCALITIES; FRAGMENTARY ETHOLOGY; MODELS FOR VISUAL SIGNALS; AGONISTIC AND APPEASEMENT SIGNALS; Nonritualized Postures.
  • Genera Eudyptula, Megadyptes, and EudyptesGenus Spheniscus; Genus Pygoscelis; Genus Aptenodytes; Conclusions on Agonistic Behaviors; Appeasement Signals; COURTSHIP DISPLAYS; Genus Spheniscus; Genus Pygoscelis; Genus Eudyptes; Genus Megadyptes; Genus Eudyptula; Genus Aptenodytes; INTERPRETATION OF SEXUAL POSTURES; Genus Spheniscus; Genus Eudyptes; Genus Megadyptes; Genus Eudyptula; Genus Pygoscelis; Genus Aptenodytes; SIGNIFICANCE OF SEXUAL POSTURES; 3
  • Experiments on Visual Signals; WHY PENGUINS HAVE ORNAMENTS; NATURAL AND SEXUAL SELECTION; SEXUAL SELECTION IN PENGUINS.
  • THE ROLE OF ORNAMENTS IN MATINGCOLOR MEASUREMENT AND UV DISCOVERY; WHERE DO COLORS COME FROM?; PATCHES OF COLORED FEATHERS; BEAK SPOTS AND MUTUAL SEXUAL SELECTION; SIGNIFICANCE OF VISUAL SIGNALS; 4
  • Description of Vocal Signals; MODELS FOR ACOUSTIC SIGNATURES; SMALL NESTING PENGUINS; Pygoscelids Penguins (Genus Pygoscelis); Banded Penguins (Genus Spheniscus); Little Penguins (Genus Eudyptula); Crested Penguins (Genus Eudyptes); Yellow-Eyed Penguin (Genus Megadyptes); LARGE NONNESTING PENGUINS; Recording and Playback Procedures; 5
  • Experiments on Vocal Signals.
  • EARLY EXPERIMENTS ON VOCAL SIGNATURESHOW TO FIND A PARTNER IN A NOISY CROWD; TESTING INDIVIDUALS; BURROWING PENGUINS; NESTING PENGUINS; CRESTED PENGUINS ARE SOPHISTICATED; NONNESTING PENGUINS; THE ECOLOGY OF VOCAL SIGNATURES; HOW TO MEASURE INFORMATION CONTENT; 6
  • The Evolution of Communication; EVOLUTION OF AGGRESSIVENESS AND SHYNESS; THE FUNCTION OF HEAD ORNAMENTS; ADAPTATIONS OF VOCAL SIGNALS; HOMOSEXUALITY, TRIOS, KIDNAPPINGS, ADOPTIONS, AND DIVORCES; ADAPTIVE ASPECTS OF VOCAL SIGNALS AND VISUAL DISPLAYS; COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VOCAL SIGNATURES; ISLAND SPECIATION AND TAXONOMY; DNA RESULTS.
  • SCIENTIFIC AND ETHICAL QUESTIONSReferences; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Back Cover.

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