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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 sometimes dishonest? This book probes such question by reviewing the empirical data and game theory models available, and by asking how well theory matches data.

The Evolution of Animal Communication Reliability and Deception in Signaling Systems

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Gull chicks beg for food from their parents. Peacocks spread their tails to attract potential mates. Meerkats alert family members... Read more

    Publisher: Princeton University Press
    Publication Date: 9/20/2005 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780691070957, 978-0691070957
    ISBN10: 0691070954

    Number of Pages: 288

    Non Fiction , Mathematics & Science , Education

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    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 sometimes dishonest? This book probes such question by reviewing the empirical data and game theory models available, and by asking how well theory matches data.

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