Development of Communication Behaviour : Receiver Ontogeny in Túngara Frogs and a Prospectus for a Behavioural Evolutionary Development
Most studies addressing the development of animal communication have focused on signal production rather than receiver decoding, and similar emphasis has been given to learning over nonlearning. But receivers are an integral part of a communication network, and nonlearned mechanisms appear to be mor...
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Published in | TheScientificWorld Vol. 2012; no. 2012; pp. 1 - 10 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Cairo, Egypt
Hindawi Puplishing Corporation
01.01.2012
The Scientific World Journal John Wiley & Sons, Inc Hindawi Limited Wiley |
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Summary: | Most studies addressing the development of animal communication have focused on signal production rather than receiver decoding, and similar emphasis has been given to learning over nonlearning. But receivers are an integral part of a communication network, and nonlearned mechanisms appear to be more ubiquitous than learned ones in the communication systems of most animals. Here we review the results of recent experiments and outline future directions for integrative studies on the development of a primarily nonlearned behaviour—recognition of communication signals during ontogeny in a tropical frog. The results suggest that antecedents to adult behaviours might be a common feature of developing organisms. Given the essential role that acoustic communication serves in reproduction for many organisms and that receivers can exert strong influence on the evolution of signals, understanding the evolutionary developmental basis of mate recognition will provide new insights into the evolution of communication systems. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 Academic Editor: Randall Bruce Widelitz |
ISSN: | 2356-6140 1537-744X 1537-744X |
DOI: | 10.1100/2012/680632 |