300558 VO Animal Communication (2009W)

Students will get an overview over the following topics: Signals and cues, true communication and eavesdropping, Advantages and disadvantages of signalling, misinformation and manipulation; Intra- and interspecific communication; Behavioural contexts - Conflict resolution, Territorial defence, Social interactions, Parent-offspring-interaction, Social integration, Autocommunication, Environmental Context; Communication modalities: Acoustical, Vibrational, Chemical, Visual, Electric and Tactile Communication; Signal Production, Propagation and Signal Perception; Evolution of Signalling.