The evolution of animal communication : reliability and deception in signaling systems /

Gull chicks beg for food from their parents. Peacocks spread their tails to attract potential mates. Meerkats alert family members of the approach of predators. But are these--and other animals--sometimes dishonest? That's what William Searcy and Stephen Nowicki ask in The Evolution of Animal C...

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Main Authors: Searcy, William A., 1950- (Author), Nowicki, Stephen, 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2005.
Series:Monographs in behavior and ecology.
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