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Noise Matters: The Evolution of Communication
R. Haven Wiley
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Description for Noise Matters: The Evolution of Communication
Hardback. We think of noise as background sound that interferes with our ability to hear more interesting sounds. But noise is anything that interferes with the reception of signals of any sort. Whatever its cause, the consequence of noise is error by receivers, and these errors are the key to understanding how noise shapes the evolution of communication. Num Pages: 513 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GTC; MJPD; PHDS; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 169 x 42. Weight in Grams: 910.
Noise, as we usually think of it, is background sound that interferes with our ability to hear more interesting sounds. In general terms, though, it is anything that interferes with the reception of signals of any sort. It includes extraneous energy in the environment, degradation of signals in transit, and spontaneous random activity in receivers and signalers. Whatever the cause, the consequence of noise is error by receivers, and these errors are the key to understanding how noise shapes the evolution of communication. Noise Matters breaks new ground in the scientific understanding of how communication evolves in ... Read more
Noise, as we usually think of it, is background sound that interferes with our ability to hear more interesting sounds. In general terms, though, it is anything that interferes with the reception of signals of any sort. It includes extraneous energy in the environment, degradation of signals in transit, and spontaneous random activity in receivers and signalers. Whatever the cause, the consequence of noise is error by receivers, and these errors are the key to understanding how noise shapes the evolution of communication. Noise Matters breaks new ground in the scientific understanding of how communication evolves in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
910g
Number of Pages
520
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674744127
SKU
V9780674744127
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About R. Haven Wiley
R. Haven Wiley is Professor of Biology and Ecology, Emeritus, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Reviews for Noise Matters: The Evolution of Communication
Haven Wiley gives a superb overview of how communication has evolved.
Hansjoerg Kunc, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast Extremely readable and thought-provoking...The result of all this erudition and stimulation is very likely the best book of science published by a mainstream press in 2015, something that will make readers think about every sound they hear and why they hear ... Read more
Hansjoerg Kunc, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast Extremely readable and thought-provoking...The result of all this erudition and stimulation is very likely the best book of science published by a mainstream press in 2015, something that will make readers think about every sound they hear and why they hear ... Read more