The study of animal communication has led to significant progress in our general understanding of motor and sensory systems, evolution, and speciation. However,
Noise, as we usually think of it, is background sound that interferes with our ability to hear more interesting sounds. In general terms, though, it is anything
Over the past several years, many investigators interested in the effects of man-made sounds on animals have come to realize that there is much to gain from stu
Communication is an essential factor underpinning the interactions between species and the structure of their communities. Plant-animal interactions are particu
Most animal communication has evolved and now takes place in the context of a communication network, i.e. several signallers and receivers within communication