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Coding and Redundancy: Man-Made and Animal-Evolved Signals
Jack P. Hailman
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Description for Coding and Redundancy: Man-Made and Animal-Evolved Signals
Hardback. Explores the strikingly similar ways in which information is encoded in nonverbal man-made signals and animal-evolved signals. This book also considers some coding principles for reducing certain unwanted redundancies and explains how desirable redundancies enhance communication reliability. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25 line illustrations, 14 tables. BIC Classification: GTE; PSVP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
This book explores the strikingly similar ways in which information is encoded in nonverbal man-made signals (e.g., traffic lights and tornado sirens) and animal-evolved signals (e.g., color patterns and vocalizations). The book also considers some coding principles for reducing certain unwanted redundancies and explains how desirable redundancies enhance communication reliability.
Jack Hailman believes this work pioneers several aspects of analyzing human and animal communication. The book is the first to survey man-made signals as a class. It is also the first to compare such human-devised systems with signaling in animals by showing the highly similar ways in which the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674027954
SKU
V9780674027954
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99-1
About Jack P. Hailman
Jack P. Hailman was Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, at the University of Wisconsin and Research Associate at Archbold Biological Station.
Reviews for Coding and Redundancy: Man-Made and Animal-Evolved Signals
[Coding and Redundancy] will provide behavioral ecologists with new ideas about the mechanisms underlying communication, which may give fresh insights into signal evolution.
Redouan Bshary
Nature
Hailman employs numerous examples to make the case that coding patterns and redundancy in both animals and human signaling have much in common. The strength of this book lies in Hailman's ... Read more
Redouan Bshary
Nature
Hailman employs numerous examples to make the case that coding patterns and redundancy in both animals and human signaling have much in common. The strength of this book lies in Hailman's ... Read more