Searcy / Nowicki The Evolution of Animal Communication

Reliability and Deception in Signaling Systems
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ISBN: 978-1-4008-3572-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 288 Seiten

Reihe: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology

William A. Searcy is the Robert E. Maytag Professor of Ornithology at the University of Miami. He is the author, with Ken Yasukawa, of Polygyny and Sexual Selection in Red-Winged Blackbirds (Princeton). Stephen Nowicki is Bass Fellow and Professor of Biology, Psychological and Brain Sciences, and Neurobiology at Duke University, where he currently serves as Dean of the Natural Sciences. He has published more than 65 scientific papers on animal communication and behavior, including work on birds, insects, spiders, and mammals.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Searcy, William A.

Nowicki, Stephen

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Operations Research Spieltheorie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Tierkunde / Zoologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Figures, Boxes, and Table ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction 1

Chapter 1: Definitions 2

Some History 6

Categories of Signal Costs 13

Alternative Explanations for Reliability 16

Deception Redux 17

Evolutionary Interests of Signalers and Receivers 20

Chapter 2: Signaling When Interests Overlap 24

Signaling Between Relatives: Theory 24

Begging 36

Alarms 53

Food Calls 68

Individually Directed Skepticism 73

Conclusions 77

Chapter 3: Signaling When Interests Diverge 78

Mating Signals: Theory 78

Carotenoid Pigmentation 86

Songs in Oscine Birds 97

Tail Length in Birds 123

Conclusions 131

Chapter 4: Signaling When Interests Oppose 134

Signaling in Aggressive Contexts: Theory 134

Postural Displays of Aggression in Birds 141

Badges of Status 147

Weapon Displays in Crustaceans 160

Dominant Frequency in Calls of Frogs and Toads 169

Conclusions 178

Chapter 5: Honesty and Deception in Communication Networks 181

Third-Party Receivers 182

"Eavesdropping" versus "Interception" 183

Eavesdropping in Signaling Interactions 185

Third-Party Receivers and Reliability 203

Conclusions 206

Chapter 6: Conclusions 207

Reliability 208

Alternatives to the Handicap Mechanism 214

Deceit 218

The Balance of Reliability and Deceit 223

References 225

Author Index 257

Subject Index 263

Über Autor(innen)

William A. Searcy is the Robert E. Maytag Professor of Ornithology at the University of Miami. He is the author, with Ken Yasukawa, of Polygyny and Sexual Selection in Red-Winged Blackbirds (Princeton). Stephen Nowicki is Bass Fellow and Professor of Biology, Psychological and Brain Sciences, and Neurobiology at Duke University, where he currently serves as Dean of the Natural Sciences. He has published more than 65 scientific papers on animal communication and behavior, including work on birds, insects, spiders, and mammals.