Acoustic Communication

In order to communicate, animals send and receive signals that are subject to their particular anatomical, psychological, and environmental constraints. This volume discusses both the production and perception of acoustic signals. Chapters address the information that animals communicate, how the communication is developed and learned, and how communication systems have adapted and evolved within species. The book will give examples from a variety of species.

List of contents

Perspectives and Progress in Animal Acoustic Communication.- The Physical Acoustics of Underwater Sound Communication.- Unpacking "Honesty": Vertebrate Vocal Production and the Evolution of Acoustic Signals.- Social Sounds: Vocal Learning and Development of Mammal and Bird Calls.- Selection on Long-Distance Acoustic Signals.- Hormonal Mechanisms in Acoustic Communication.- The Neuroethology of Vocal Communication: Perception and Cognition.

Summary

In order to communicate, animals send and receive signals that are subject to their particular anatomical, psychological, and environmental constraints. This SHAR volume discusses both the production and perception of acoustic signals. Chapters address the information that animals communicate, how the communication is developed and learned, and how communication systems have adapted and evolved within species. The book will give examples from a variety of species.

Product details

• Assisted by: Richard R Fay (Editor), Richard R. Fay (Editor), Arthur N. Popper (Editor), Andrea Simmons (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2002
• EAN: 9780387986616
• ISBN: 978-0-387-98661-6
• No. of pages: 404
• Weight: 718 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 404 p.
• Series: Springer Handbook of Auditory Research; Springer Handbook of Auditory Research
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; B, Neurowissenschaften, Neuroscience, Zoology & animal sciences, Neurosciences, Behavioral Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Animal Physiology, Behaviourism, Behavioural theory, Behavioral Neuroscience