Animal signaling and function : an integrative approach /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Irschick, Duncan J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Briffa, Mark (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Podos, Jeffrey, 1967- (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2015]
• Θέματα: Animal communication.; Pets > Behavior.; Social behavior in animals.; SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.; Electronic books.

 The diversity of animal signals has been widely documented, and the generality of animal signals also tantalizingly suggests that there are common mechanisms that have selected for their origin. However, while much progress has been made on some fronts, we still lack a general theory about why the diversity of signaling structures exist. Our compilation will directly address this gap by focusing on an exciting new arena of sexual selection, namely using functional approaches to understand signaling. This approach is rooted in the idea that many signals are designed to transmit important fun. 

 Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contributors; Chapter 1: Introduction; References; Chapter 2: Early Life-History Effects, Oxidative Stress, And The Evolution And Expression Of Animal Signals; Introduction; Signaling; Early Life-History Effects and Resource Allocation Trade-Offs; Oxidative Stress As a Mediator of Resource Allocation Trade-Offs; Signals Expressed During Development; Signals Expressed During Adulthood; Competition-Dependent Sexual Signals; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 3: A Performance-Based Approach to Studying Costs of Reliable Signals; Introduction.