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Animal Communication

Techniques of Study and Results of Research

by Thomas A. Sebeok

Twenty-four original articles by world-renowned experts in the fields of zoology and psychology present an extensive survey of the "state of the art" as of the late 1960's. Topics range from a review of the techniques of study of animal communication and the mechanics of communication to communication the practical uses and implications of these studies for related fields of study. Contributors are Richard D. Alexander, Stuart A. Altmann, Gregory Bateson; W. Frank Blair, Rene-Guy Busnel, A. Richard Diebold, Hubert Frings, Mable Frings, Donald R. Griffin, Jeremy J. Hatch, Charles F. Hockett, Barbara I. Hooker, Peter H. Klopfer, Eric H. Lenneberg, Peter Marler, Abraham A. Moles, Thomas C. Poulter, J. P. Scott, Thomas A. Sebeok, W. John Smith, William N. Tavolga, Gunter Tembrock, Adrian M. Wenner, and Edward 0. Wilson.

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Table of Contents

  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Biographical Sketches
  • PART I. INTRODUCTION
    • 1. THOMAS A. SEBEOK: Goals and limitations of the study of animal communication
  • PART II. TECHNIQUES OF STUDY
    • 2. J. P. SCOTT: Observation
    • 3. PETER H. KLOPFER AND JEREMY J. HATCH: Experimental considerations
    • 4. W. JOHN SMITH: Message-meaning analyses
    • 5. CHARLES F. HOCKETT AND STUART A. ALTMANN: A note on design features
  • PART III. SOME MECHANISMS OF COMMUNICATION
    • 6. E. O. WILSON: Chemical systems
    • 7. PETER MARLER: Visual systems
    • 8. RENE-GUY BUSNEL: Acoustic communication
    • 9. DONALD R. GRIFFIN: Echolocation and its relevance to communication behavior
  • PART IV. COMMUNICATION IN SELECTED GRQUPS
    • 10. RICHARD D. ALEXANDER: Arthropods
    • 11. ADRIAN M. WENNER: Honey bees
    • 12. HUBERT AND MABLE FRINGS: Other invertebrates
    • 13. WILLIAM N. TAVOLGA: Fishes
    • 14. W. FRANK BLAIR: Amphibians and reptiles
    • 15. BARBARA I. HOOKER: Birds
    • 16. GÜNTER TEMBROCK: Land mammals
    • 17. THOMAS C. POULTER: Marine mammals
    • 18. STUART A. ALTMANN: Primates
  • PART V. IMPLICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS
    • 19. A. RICHARD DIEBOLD, JR.: Anthropological perspectives
    • 20. JARVIS BASTIAN: Psychological perspectives
    • 21. ERIC H. LENNEBERG: Language in the light of evolution
    • 22. GREGORY BATESON: Redundancy and coding
    • 23. ABRAHAM A. MOLES: Perspectives for communication theory
    • 24. HUBERT AND MABLE FRINGS: Practical uses
  • Index of Names
  • Animal Index

Metadata

  • isbn
    978-0-253-04898-1
  • publisher
    Indiana University Press
  • publisher place
    Bloomington, Indiana USA
  • restrictions
    CC-BY-NC-ND
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    Indiana University Press
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