Signalers and receivers [[electronic resource] ] : mechanisms and evolution of arthropod communication / / Michael D. Greenfield

• Autore: Greenfield Michael D
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2002
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (427 p.)
• Disciplina: 573.9215; 595/.159
• Soggetto topico: Arthropoda - Behavior; Animal communication
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-386) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Symbols; 1. Communication in a Lilliputian World; 2. Signal Theory and the Language of Communication; 3. Chemical Signaling and the Olfactory Channel; 4. Sound and Vibration and the Mechanical Channel; 5. Bioluminescence and Reflected Light and the Visual Channel; 6. Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Signals; 7. Signal Evolution: Modification and Diversification; Notes; References; Glossary; Taxonomic Index; Subject Index
• Sommario/riassunto: List of Symbols. 1. Communication in a Lilliputian World. 2. Signal Theory and the Language of Communication. 3. Chemical Signaling and the Olfactory Channel. 4. Sound and Vibration and the Mechanical Channel. 5. Bioluminescence and Reflected Light and the Visual Channel. 6. Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Signals. 7. Signal Evolution: Modification and Diversification. Notes. References. Glossary. Taxonomic Index. Subject Index
• Titolo autorizzato: Signalers and receivers
• ISBN: 0-19-770200-7; 1-280-83420-X; 9786610834204; 0-19-535070-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910785068903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II