Information, meaning and animal communication

Animal Communication Theory: Information and Influence

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 399-420

  Adams, Fred ^a   Beighley, Steve M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 84882828123     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139003551.024     Document Type: Chapter

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