Songs, Roars & Rituals – Communicatin in Birds, Mammals & Other Animals (NA) - Softcover

Rogers, LJ

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674008278 ISBN 13: 9780674008274

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 2012

Synopsis

From the calling macaw and the roaring lion to the dancing lyrebird, animals all around us can be heard and seen communicating with each other and, occasionally, with us. Why they do so, what their utterances mean, and how much we know about them are the subject of Songs, Roars, and Rituals. This is a concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to the complexities of communication in animals.

Rogers and Kaplan take us on an exciting journey through communication in the animal world, offering insights on how animals communicate by sight, sound, smell, touch, and even electrical signaling. They explore a wide variety of communication patterns in many species of mammals and birds and discuss in detail how communication signals evolved, how they are learned, and what song and mimicry may mean.

An up-to-date account of the science of animal communication, this book also considers modern concepts (such as that of deceptive communication) and modern controversies, primarily those surrounding the evolution of human language and the use of symbolic language by apes. It concludes with a thought-provoking look at the future of communication between humans and animals.

About this title

About the Author

Lesley J. Rogers is a full professor at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia. Gisela Kaplan is a full professor at the University of New England, Armidale, Australia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0674008278
• ISBN 13: 9780674008274
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224