Week 9. The Function of Behaviors
November 2th: Communication and signaling
"Communication" is not a simple concept to define though we have seen
it repeatedly throughout this course. The guppies were communicating
in order to choose a mate, the electric fish were using another mode
of communication that is not as familiar to us humans.
read:
Sinervo chapter ??
Burghardt (1970) "Defining Communication" on e-reserve
think Umwelt Partan, S.
and Marler, P (2002) The Umwelt and Its Relevance to
Animal Communication:
Introduction to Special Issue. J. Comp. Psych. 116,:116 –119.
November 2th: Dominance and Aggression
read:
Sinervo chapter??
Wingfield et al (1987) Testosterone and Aggression in Birds Sci Am. 75:602-608. e-reserve
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