The evolution of alternative adaptive strategies for effective communication in noisy environments

American Naturalist

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-64

  Ord, Terry J ^a,b,c   Charles, Grace K ^a   Hofer, Rebecca K ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Animal communication; Anolis; Background noise; Signal detection; Territorial displays

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; HABITAT TYPE; LIZARD; NOISE POLLUTION; RADIATION BALANCE; SIGNAL; TERRITORY;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; JAMAICA; LIZARD; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERTO RICO; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TERRITORIALITY; VISION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; JAMAICA; LIZARDS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PUERTO RICO; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TERRITORIALITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

PUERTO RICO;

ANIMALIA; ANOLIS; SQUAMATA;

EID: 78650908369     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657439     Document Type: Article

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