Basics of animal communication
Subtitle: interaction, signalling and sensemaking in the animal kingdom
By: by Dario Martinelli
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Language: eng
Number of pages: 149
ISBN-13: 9781443881708
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Animal communication; Animal Communication
Description: "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 pedagogical tool, and it is written with a style that is clear and engaging. A glossary of difficult terms and a rich bibliography are also available, altogether making Basics of Animal Communication very informative reading."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-149).
Table of contents: title: Introduction to animal communication studies : definition and problems; title: Preconditions for communication; title: The very substance communication is made of : signals; title: Channels and functions of communication; title: The complexity of communication : multimodality and the language of the bees; title: The secret weapon of communication : lies, tricks and deception; title: Playful and aesthetic communication; title: Interspecific communication (part I); title: Interspecific communication (part II); title: 30 key-figures who shaped animal communication studies.