The evolution of functionally referential meaning in a structured world

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 225-233

  Donaldson, Matina C ^a,b   Lachmann, Michael ^b   Bergstrom, Carl T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alarm call; Communication; ESS; Evolution; Functional reference

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; COMMUNICATION; EVOLUTION;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; INFORMATION CENTER; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTIVATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; GAME THEORY; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34247130924     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.12.031     Document Type: Article

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