Animal Communication - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Dispersal of sibling coalitions promotes helping among immigrants in a cooperatively breeding bird.

20 Sep 2008 Kin selection is a major force in social evolution, but dispersal is often assumed to reduce its impact by diluting kinship. In most cooperatively breeding vertebrates, in which more than two individuals care for young, juveniles delay dispersal ... Read more...

Kin recognition in zebrafish: a 24-hour window for olfactory imprinting.

20 Sep 2008 Distinguishing kin from non-kin profoundly impacts the evolution of social behaviour. Individuals able to assess the genetic relatedness of conspecifics can preferentially allocate resources towards related individuals and avoid inbreeding. We have ... Read more...

Red fluorescence in reef fish: a novel signalling mechanism?

14 Sep 2008 BACKGROUND: At depths below 10 m, reefs are dominated by blue-green light because seawater selectively absorbs the longer, 'red' wavelengths beyond 600 nm from the downwelling sunlight. Consequently, the visual pigments of many reef fish are ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Animal Communication'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Dispersal of sibling coalitions promotes helping among immigrants in a cooperatively breeding bird. 20 Sep 2008
• Kin recognition in zebrafish: a 24-hour window for olfactory imprinting. 20 Sep 2008
• Red fluorescence in reef fish: a novel signalling mechanism? 14 Sep 2008
• Social context influences chemical communication in D. melanogaster males. 9 Sep 2008
• A novel Na+ channel splice form contributes to the regulation of an androgen-dependent social signal. 8 Sep 2008
• Evolutionarily conserved coding properties of auditory neurons across grasshopper species. 5 Sep 2008
• Multimodal warning signals for a multiple predator world. 2 Sep 2008
• Reversed functional topology in the antennal lobe of the male European corn borer. 30 Aug 2008
• [New approach toward understanding of neural basis of the honeybee "dance communication"] 30 Aug 2008
• Reproductive interference between animal species. 30 Aug 2008
• [From animal communication to the human language and cognition: evolution or revolution?] 30 Aug 2008
• Fluttering wing feathers produce the flight sounds of male streamertail hummingbirds. 21 Aug 2008
• Sex differences in responsiveness to begging in a cooperative mammal. 21 Aug 2008
• Acoustic alarm signalling facilitates predator protection of treehoppers by mutualist ant bodyguards. 20 Aug 2008
• Grueneberg ganglion cells mediate alarm pheromone detection in mice. 20 Aug 2008
• Moths produce extremely quiet ultrasonic courtship songs by rubbing specialized scales. 9 Aug 2008
• Male fish deceive competitors about mating preferences. 3 Aug 2008
• Evolutionary biology: parasite, know thyself. 3 Aug 2008
• Increased predation risk modifies lizard scent-mark chemicals. 30 Jul 2008
• Foraging strategy quick response to temperature of Messor barbarus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Mediterranean environments. 30 Jul 2008

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Technical information about 'Animal Communication'

Definition: Communication between animals involving the giving off by one individual of some chemical or physical signal, that, on being received by another, influences its behavior.

Descriptor UI: D000819

Alternative terms: Animal Communication; Animal Communications; Communication, Animal; Communications, Animal;

Related Mesh Headings: Pheromones; Vocalization, Animal;

Tree Number: F01.145.113.055;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: no qualif; do not forget also to check tag ANIMALS