Acoustic Communication / Edition 1

by Andrea Simmons, Richard R. Fay

Overview

In order to communicate, animals send and receive signals that are subject to their particular anatomical, psychological, and environmental constraints. This SHAR volume discusses both the production and perception of acoustic signals. Chapters address the information that animals communicate, how the communication is developed and learned, and how communication systems have adapted and evolved within species. The book will give examples from a variety of species.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780387986616
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	10/04/2002
Series:	Springer Handbook of Auditory Research , #16
Edition description:	2003
Pages:	404
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Perspectives and Progress in Animal Acoustic Communication.- The Physical Acoustics of Underwater Sound Communication.- Unpacking “Honesty”: Vertebrate Vocal Production and the Evolution of Acoustic Signals.- Social Sounds: Vocal Learning and Development of Mammal and Bird Calls.- Selection on Long-Distance Acoustic Signals.- Hormonal Mechanisms in Acoustic Communication.- The Neuroethology of Vocal Communication: Perception and Cognition.