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Psychological Mechanisms in Animal Communication
Mark A. Bee (Ed.)
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Description for Psychological Mechanisms in Animal Communication
Hardback. Editor(s): Bee, Mark A.; Miller, Cory T. Series: Animal Signals and Communication. Num Pages: 320 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, 28 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 660.
This book analyzes the psychological mechanisms critical to animal communication. The topics covered range from single neurons to broad-scale phylogenetic patterns, shedding new light on the sensory, perceptual, and cognitive processes that underlie the communicative behaviors of signalers and receivers alike. In so doing, the contributing authors collectively integrate research questions and methods from behavioral ecology, cognitive ethology, comparative psychology, evolutionary biology, sensory ecology, and neuroscience. No less broad is the volume's taxonomic coverage, which spans bees to blackbirds to baboons. The ultimate goal of the book is to stimulate additional research into the diversity and evolution of the psychological ... Read more
This book analyzes the psychological mechanisms critical to animal communication. The topics covered range from single neurons to broad-scale phylogenetic patterns, shedding new light on the sensory, perceptual, and cognitive processes that underlie the communicative behaviors of signalers and receivers alike. In so doing, the contributing authors collectively integrate research questions and methods from behavioral ecology, cognitive ethology, comparative psychology, evolutionary biology, sensory ecology, and neuroscience. No less broad is the volume's taxonomic coverage, which spans bees to blackbirds to baboons. The ultimate goal of the book is to stimulate additional research into the diversity and evolution of the psychological ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Animal Signals and Communication
Condition
New
Weight
659g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319486888
SKU
V9783319486888
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99-15
About Mark A. Bee (Ed.)
Mark A. Bee Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA email: mbee@umn.edu, phone: ++1-612-624-6749 Cory T. Miller Department of Psychology, ... Read more
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