(Animal Signals and Communication Book 7) 1st ed. 2020 Edition
by Thierry Aubin (Editor), Nicolas Mathevon (Editor)
Information is a core concept in animal communication: individuals
routinely produce, acquire, process and store information, which
provides the basis for their social life. This book focuses on how
animal acoustic signals code information and how this coding can be
shaped by various environmental and social constraints. Taking birds and
mammals, including humans, as models, the authors explore such topics
as communication strategies for “public” and “private” signaling, static
and dynamic signaling, the diversity of coded information and the way
information is decoded by the receiver. The book appeals to a wide
audience, ranging from bioacousticians, ethologists and ecologists to
evolutionary biologists. Intended for students and researchers alike, it
promotes the idea that Shannon and Weaver’s Mathematical Theory of Communication still
represents a strong framework for understanding all aspects of the
communication process, including its dynamic dimensions.
