{"product_id":"animal-signaling-and-function-9780470546000","title":"Animal Signaling and Function","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe diversity of animal signals has been widely documented, and the generality of animal signals also tantalizingly suggests that there are common mechanisms that have selected for their origin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Though it covers a variety of topics (e.g., deception, biomechanics, condition) important for understanding this research area, the book is definitely a resource for specialists.  It will be useful only to those interested in the most current research on particular aspects of animal communication . . . Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, researchers”.  (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 January 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 INTRODUCTION 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDuncan J. Irschick, Mark Briffa, and Jeffrey Podos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 EARLY LIFE-HISTORY EFFECTS, OXIDATIVE STRESS, AND THE EVOLUTION AND EXPRESSION OF ANIMAL SIGNALS 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNick J. Royle, Josephine M. Orledge, and Jonathan D. Blount\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignaling 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEarly Life-History Effects and Resource Allocation Trade-Offs 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOxidative Stress as a Mediator of Resource Allocation Trade-Offs 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignals Expressed During Development 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignals Expressed During Adulthood 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompetition-Dependent Sexual Signals 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 A PERFORMANCE-BASED APPROACH TO STUDYING COSTS OF RELIABLE SIGNALS 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerry F. Husak, Justin P. Henningsen, Bieke Vanhooydonck, and Duncan J. Irschick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReceiver-Independent Costs 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReceiver-Dependent Costs 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompensatory Traits 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 COGNITIVELY DRIVEN CO-OPTION AND THE EVOLUTION OF COMPLEX SEXUAL DISPLAYS IN BOWERBIRDS 75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGerald Borgia and Jason Keagy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognition, Co-Option, and Complex Display 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelayed Male Maturity, Male–Male Courtship, and Display Trait\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcquisition 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFemale Signaling to Affect Male Display Intensity: An Innovation that Improves Courtship Success 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMate Searching and Flexibility in Adaptive Decision-Making 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFemale Uncertainty and Flexibility in Active Mate Assessment 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLong-Term Age-Related Improvement in Decoration Display: Symmetrical Decoration Displays on Older Males’ Bowers 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnticipation of Male Routes during Courtship: Paths on Display Courts of Spotted Bowerbirds 86\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome Other Possible Cognitive Display-Related Behaviors of Bowerbirds 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstruction of Successive Scenes for Females Visiting the Bower 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive Aspects of Bower Building: Age-Related Improvement in Construction and Novel Techniques for Maintaining Symmetry 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive Flexibility and Innovation in Display 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDecoration Stealing: An Innovation for Display Trait Acquisition 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCooperating with Relatives for Display: An Innovation to Reduce\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSexual Competition 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVocal Mimicry: Learning and Innovation in Use of Co-Opted Displays 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCo-Option Mechanism 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognition in Display Trait Acquisition 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 INTEGRATING FUNCTIONAL AND EVOLUTIONARY APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF COLOR-BASED ANIMAL SIGNALS 111\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarrell J. Kemp and Gregory F. Grether\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColor Signal Production in More Detail 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSignals, Honesty, and Condition-Dependence 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColoration as an Honest Advertisement 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrinidadian Guppies (Poecilia Reticulata) 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePierid Butterflies (Subfamily Coliadinae) 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBirds 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscussion\/Conclusion\/Future Work 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 AGONISTIC SIGNALS: INTEGRATING ANALYSIS OF FUNCTIONS AND MECHANISMS 141\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMark Briffa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnimal Contests and the Evolution of Agonistic Signals 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmpirical Approaches to Testing Theory: “Physiological Costs,” “Stamina,” and “Performance” 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnergy Status and Agonistic Signals 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhole Body Performance and Agonistic Signals 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 ACOUSTIC SIGNAL EVOLUTION: BIOMECHANICS, SIZE, AND PERFORMANCE 175\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeffrey Podos and S.N. Patek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiomechanics 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBody Size 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerformance 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConcluding Remarks 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 DISHONEST SIGNALING DURING AGGRESSIVE INTERACTIONS: THEORY AND EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE 205\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobbie S. Wilson and Michael J. Angilletta Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Evolution of Signaling 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Theory of Dishonesty 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDishonest Signaling in Aggressive Interactions between Conspecifics 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusions 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 FUNCTIONAL APPROACH TO CONDITION 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDustin J. Wilgers and Eileen A. 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