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Zusatztext This book is an ambitious and successful attempt to integrate mechanistic and functional aspects of communication by the authors ... essential reading. Informationen zum Autor Martin Stevens is a BBSRC David Phillips Fellow, based in the Centre for Ecology & Conservation, University of Exeter. His research focuses on sensory ecology and behaviour, especially animal coloration and vision, across a wide range of organisms. His work has covered animal colour and spatial vision, anti-predator markings, brood parasitism and cuckoos, and sexual signals and vision in primates. He did his PhD at the University of Bristol on animal camouflage and bird vision, and has published over 40 scientific manuscripts. Klappentext This is the first modern textbook of sensory ecology. It provides an introduction to the key ideas, theories, and examples, describes how sensory systems work, and explores the links between the senses, animal signals, behaviour, and evolution. The book also tackles mechanistic and functional questions, integrating theoretical and empirical work. Zusammenfassung This is the first modern textbook of sensory ecology. It provides an introduction to the key ideas, theories, and examples, describes how sensory systems work, and explores the links between the senses, animal signals, behaviour, and evolution. The book also tackles mechanistic and functional questions, integrating theoretical and empirical work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1: Introduction 1: Sensory Ecology, Information, and Decision Making Part 2: Sensory Processing 2: Sensing the World 3: Encoding Information 4: Sensory Systems: Trade-Offs, Costs, and Sensory Integration Part 3: Communication 5: Signalling and Communication 6: Multimodal Signals and Communication 7: Trade-Offs and Costs in Signalling 8: Deception, Mimicry, and Sensory Exploitation Part 4: Diversification and Divergence 9: Arms Races, Coevolution, and Diversification 10: Adapting to the Environment 11: Divergence, Sensory Drive, and Speciation Part 5: Conclusions 12: Concluding Remarks ...
