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What is animal communication?

  • The transfer of information between animals that affects the past behavior of the receivers.
  • The transfer of information between animals that has no effect on behavior.
  • The transfer of information between animals that affects the behavior of the senders.
  • The transfer of information between animals that affects the current or future behavior of the receivers. (correct)

    • What are the conditions for signals to be maintained in a population?

  • Only the receiver receives a benefit from the interaction.
  • Only the sender receives a benefit from the interaction.
  • Neither the sender nor the receiver receive a benefit from the interaction.
  • Both the sender and receiver receive some benefit from the interaction. (correct)

    • What are some purposes of visual communication?

  • Mating rituals, warning calls, conveying location of food sources, and social learning. (correct)
  • Mating rituals, warning calls, conveying location of shelter, and social learning.
  • Mating rituals, warning calls, conveying location of predators, and social learning.
  • Mating rituals, warning calls, conveying location of water sources, and social learning.

    • What is an example of olfactory communication in mammals?

    <p>Scent marking and scent rubbing.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is seismic communication?

    <p>The exchange of information using self-generated vibrational signals transmitted via a substrate such as the soil, water, spider webs, plant stems, or a blade of grass.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is thermal communication?

    <p>The ability to sense infrared (IR) thermal radiation, which allows reptiles to derive thermal images from the radiant heat emitted by predators or prey.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is autocommunication?

    <p>A type of communication in which the sender and receiver are the same individual.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is pursuit-deterrent signaling?

    <p>Indicates to predators that pursuit would be unprofitable because the signaler is prepared to escape.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the new approach in the field of animal communication in the 21st century?

    <p>Applied behavioral analysis, specifically functional communication training.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Animal Communication: A Summary

    • Animal communication is the transfer of information between animals that affects the current or future behavior of the receivers.

    • Signals are maintained in the population when both the sender and receiver receive some benefit from the interaction.

    • Visual communication serves many purposes, such as mating rituals, warning calls, conveying location of food sources, and social learning.

    • Vocal communication is common, with examples including mating rituals, warning calls, and territorial calls.

    • Olfactory communication is the oldest method of communication, with scent marking and scent rubbing being common forms of olfactory communication in mammals.

    • Electrocommunication is rare, but electric fish use an electric organ to generate an electric field, which is detected by electroreceptors.

    • Touch is a key factor in many social interactions.

    • Seismic communication is the exchange of information using self-generated vibrational signals transmitted via a substrate such as the soil, water, spider webs, plant stems, or a blade of grass.

    • Thermal communication is the ability to sense infrared (IR) thermal radiation, which allows reptiles to derive thermal images from the radiant heat emitted by predators or prey.

    • Autocommunication is a type of communication in which the sender and receiver are the same individual.

    • Animal communication has many functions, including interpretation of animal behavior, interspecific communication, and prey to predator communication.

    • Warning coloration, mimicry, and pursuit-deterrent signals are examples of prey to predator communication.Animal Communication

    • Pursuit-deterrent signals indicate to predators that pursuit would be unprofitable because the signaler is prepared to escape.

    • Examples of pursuit-deterrent signals can be seen in various taxa, including fish, lizards, ungulates, primates, rodents, and birds.

    • Predators attempt to reduce communication to prey as this will generally reduce the effectiveness of their hunting.

    • Some forms of predator to prey communication occur in ways that change the behavior of the prey and make their capture easier, i.e. deception by the predator.

    • Humans interpret the behavior of animals, or give commands to them, which are consistent with interspecies communication.

    • The survival of both the animal and its human caretaker may be at stake if a human fails to recognize a signal for imminent attack.

    • The importance of communication is evident from the highly elaborate morphology, behavior, and physiology that some animals have evolved to facilitate this.

    • Ethologists and sociobiologists have characteristically analyzed animal communication in terms of more or less automatic responses to stimuli, without raising the question of whether the animals concerned understand the meaning of the signals they emit and receive.

    • Bottlenose dolphins can recognize identity information from whistles even when otherwise stripped of the characteristics of the whistle.

    • Dogs have shown an ability to understand human communication in object choice tasks and exhibit a left gaze bias when looking at human faces, indicating that they are capable of reading human emotions.

    • A new approach in the 21st century in the field of animal communication uses applied behavioral analysis, specifically functional communication training.

    • Errors in communication between animals can occur due to distance between the two communicating subjects, as well as the complexity of the signal that is being communicated to the "listener" of the situation.

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