Signalers and receivers : mechanisms and evolution of arthropod communication / Michael D. Greenfield.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Communication in a Lilliputian World. 1.1. Communication, Signals, and Cues. 1.2. Scope and Coverage
- 2. Signal Theory and the Language of Communication. 2.1. Channels, Signals, and Signal Characters. 2.2. Peripheral and Central Filters. 2.3. Sensory Adaptation and the Perception of Relative Intensity. 2.4. Noise and the Signal: Noise Ratio. 2.5. Information. 2.6. Reliability, Repeatability, and Redundancy
- 3. Chemical Signaling and the Olfactory Channel. 3.1. Sexual Advertisement: Organic Lures and Beacons. 3.2. Courtship: Volatile Aromas as Reliable Indicators. 3.3. Nascent Sociality: Conspecific Cuing, Mass Attacks, and Swarms. 3.4. Social Behavior: Royalty and Altruists. 3.5. Social Behavior: Discriminating Insiders from Outsiders. 3.6. Social Behavior: A Call to Arms. 3.7. Social Behavior: Recruitment Trails. 3.8. Synopsis
- 4. Sound and Vibration and the Mechanical Channel. 4.1. What Is the Mechanical Channel? 4.2. Signal Transmission: Friction, Tymbals, Percussion, Vibration, and Tremulation. 4.3. Signal Reception: Membranes and Hairs. 4.4. Functions and Adaptations: Sexual Advertisement, Aggression, and Social Interaction. 4.5. Origins and Limitations
- 5. Bioluminescence and Reflected Light and the Visual Channel. 5.1. The Nature of Light. 5.2. Signaling Along the Visual Channel. 5.3. Mechanisms of Visual Reception. 5.4. Perceptual Influences on Optical Signal Design
- 6. Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Signals. 6.1. Exploitation of Receiver Bias. 6.2. Coevolutionary Mechanisms
- 7. Signal Evolution: Modification and Diversification. 7.1. Genetic Coupling? 7.2. Aberrant Signals and Preferences: Conducive Factors and Toleration. 7.3. Are Complex and Multi-modal Signals Favored?
