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This volume explains the key ideas, questions and methods involved in studying the hidden world of vibrational communication in animals. The authors dispel the notion that this form of communication is difficult to study and show how vibrational signaling is a key to social interactions in species that live in contact with a substrate, whether it be a grassy lawn, a rippling stream or a tropical forest canopy. This ancient and widespread form of social exchange is also remarkably understudied. A frontier in animal behavior, it offers unparalleled opportunities for discovery and for addressing general questions in communication and social evolution. In addition to reviews of advances made in the study of several animal taxa, this volume also explores topics such as vibrational communication networks, the interaction of acoustic and vibrational communication, the history of the field, the evolution of signal production and reception and establishing a common vocabulary.

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Author:   Reginald B. Cocroft ,  Matija Gogala ,  Peggy S.M. Hill ,  Andreas Wessel
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Volume:   3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   7.197kg
ISBN:  

9783662507032

ISBN 10:   366250703
Pages:   462
Publication Date:   22 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part I. Studying vibrational communication – Ideas, Concepts and History   (1) Rex Cocroft, Matija Gogala, Peggy Hill, Andreas Wessel Fostering research progress in a rapidly growing field   (2) Peggy Hill Stretching the paradigm or building anew? Development of a cohesive language for vibrational communication   (3) Matija Gogala Sound or vibration, an old question in insect communication   (4) Andreas Wessel Hildegard Strübing – a pioneer in vibrational communication research   (5) Hildegard Strübing Sound production – the crucial factor for mate finding in planthoppers (Homoptera – Auchenorrhyncha) (Preliminary communication), 1958 [English translation of Lautäußerung – der entscheidende Faktor für das Zusammenfinden der Geschlechter bei Kleinzikaden (1958)]   Part II. The state of the field: concepts and frontiers in vibrational communication   (6) Michael S. Caldwell Interactions between airborne sound and substrate vibration in animal communication   (7) Meta Virant-Doberlet, Valerio Mazzoni, Maarten de Groot, Jernej Polajnar, Andrea Lucchi, William O.C. Symondson, Andrej Čokl Vibrational communication networks: eavesdropping and biotic noise   (8) Valerio Mazzoni, Anna Eriksson, Gianfranco Anfora, Andrea Lucchi, Meta Virant-Doberlet Active space and the role of amplitude in plant-borne vibrational communication   (9) Rafael L. Rodriguez, Flavia Barbosa Mutual behavioral adjustment in vibrational duetting   (10) Andrej Čokl, Maja Zorović, Alenka Žunič Kosi, Nataša Stritih, Meta Virant-Doberlet Communication through plants in a narrow frequency window   Part III. Practical issues in studying vibrational communication   (11) Axel Michelsen Physical aspects of vibrational communication   (12) Damian O. Elias, Andrew C. Mason The role of wave and substrate heterogeneity in vibratory communication: Practical issues in studying the role of vibratory environments in communication   (13) Reginald B. Cocroft, Jennifer A. Hamel, Quang Su, Jeremy S. Gibson Vibrational playback experiments: challenges and solutions   Part IV. Vibration detection and orientation   (14) Reinhard Lakes-Harlan, Johannes Strauß Functional morphology and evolutionary diversity of vibration receptors in insects   (15) Jonathan Voise, Jérôme Casas Echolocation in whirligig beetles using surface waves: an unsubstantiated conjecture   (16) Dušan Devetak Sand-borne vibrations in prey detection and orientation of antlions   Part V. Biology and evolution of vibrational communication in some well-studied taxa   (17) Axel Michelsen Mechanical signals in honeybee communic ation   (18) Michael Hrncir, Friedrich G. Barth Vibratory communication in stingless bees (Meliponini). The challenge of interpreting the signals   (19) Nataša Stritih, Andrej Čokl The role of frequency in vibrational communication of Orthoptera   (20) Andreas Wessel, Roland Mühlethaler, Viktor Hartung, Valerija Kuštor, Matija Gogala The tymbal – Evolution of a complex vibration-producing organ in the Tymbalia (Hemiptera excl. Sternorrhyncha)

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Studying Vibrational Communication is a significant contribution and starting point for understanding this mode of communication. ... For anyone interested in vibrational communication or the evolution of animal communication, this is a must read whether it is from cover to cover or one of the selected chapters. This volume is thought-provoking, informative, a useful reference, and an up-to-date summary of the current and past knowledge of vibrational communication in insects. (Richard W. Hofstetter, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 90 (3), September, 2015)

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