Animal signals / John Maynard-Smith, David Harper.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Oxford series in ecology and evolutionPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.Edition: 1st edDescription: 166 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0198526857 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0198526849 (hbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QL776 .M375 2003
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Contents:
Introduction: what are signals? -- The theory of costly signaling -- Strategic signals and minimal-cost signals -- Indices of quality -- The evolution of signal form -- Signals during contests -- Signals in primates and other social animals.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-159) and index.

Introduction: what are signals? -- The theory of costly signaling -- Strategic signals and minimal-cost signals -- Indices of quality -- The evolution of signal form -- Signals during contests -- Signals in primates and other social animals.

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