Songs, roars, and rituals : communication in birds, mammals, and other animals / Lesley J. Rogers and Gisela Kaplan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rogers, Lesley J.

Contributor:

Kaplan, Gisela T.

Rogers, Lesley J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal communication.

Physical Description:

x, 207 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000.

Summary:

From the calling macaw and the roaring lion to the dancing lyrebird, animals all around us can be heard and seen communicating with each other and, occasionally, with us. Why they do so, what their utterances mean, and how much we know about them are the subject of < "

Contents:

1 What is Communication? 1

2 Signals and Sensory Perception 26

3 Is Signaling Intentional or Unintentional? 48

4 Communication in Birds 70

5 Communication in Mammals 100

6 Learning to Communicate 128

7 The Evolution of Communication 150

8 Human-Animal Contacts 169.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Not only roars and rituals. 1998.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-199) and index.

Related Work:

Rogers, Lesley J. Not only roars and rituals.

ISBN:

0674000587

OCLC:

43569565