Eileen A Hebets, Andrew B Barron, Christopher N Balakrishnan, Mark E Hauber, Paul H Mason, Kim L Hoke
Why animal communication displays are so complex and how they have evolved are active foci of research with a long and rich history. Progress towards an evolutionary analysis of signal complexity, however, has been constrained by a lack of hypotheses to explain similarities and/or differences in signalling systems across taxa. To address this, we advocate incorporating a systems approach into studies of animal communication--an approach that includes comprehensive experimental designs and data collection in combination with the implementation of systems concepts and tools...
March 16, 2016: Proceedings. Biological Sciences