Receiver psychology and the design of animal signals.

Journal article

Animal communication is studied both by neurobiologists and by evolutionary biologists, but in very different ways. The purpose of this article is to show how both groups could benefit from a greater appreciation of each other's approach. Evolutionary biologists should take more account of the role played by the sensory systems and brains of receivers in constraining the design of animal signals. Neurobiologists should be more aware of recent advances in the understanding of signal-receiver c...

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Authors: Guilford, T; Dawkins, MS

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Trends in neurosciences
• Volume: 16
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 430-436
• Publication date: 1993-11-01
• DOI: 10.1016/0166-2236(93)90068-w
• EISSN: 1878-108X
• ISSN: 0166-2236
• Language: English
• Keywords: Animal Communication; Biological Evolution; Animals; Nervous System Physiological Phenomena