Basics of animal communication : interaction, signalling and sensemaking in the animal kingdom

Table of Contents
Preface ....................................................................................................... vii
Chapter One ................................................................................................. 1
Introduction to Animal Communication Studies: Definition and Problems
Chapter Two .............................................................................................. 13
Preconditions for Communication
Chapter Three ............................................................................................ 25
The Very Substance Communication is Made of: Signals
Chapter Four .............................................................................................. 37
Channels and Functions of Communication
Chapter Five .............................................................................................. 49
The Complexity of Communication: Multimodality and the Language
of the Bees
Chapter Six ................................................................................................ 61
The Secret Weapon of Communication: Lies, Tricks and Deception
Chapter Seven ............................................................................................ 75
Playful and Aesthetic Communication
Chapter Eight ............................................................................................. 89
Interspecific Communication (Part I)
Chapter Nine .............................................................................................. 99
Interspecific Communication (Part II)
Chapter Ten ............................................................................................. 111
30 Key-Figures Who Shaped Animal Communication Studies
Glossary ................................................................................................... 125
Bibliography ............................................................................................ 141