Communication among mammals – Introduction

Communication in Marine Mammals

Communication is a process by which a sender produces a signal, which alters the probability of a subsequent behav­ ior in a receiver(s). Often, but not always, communication facilitates social behavior. Given the highly social behavior found in many marine mammals, the study of communicative behavior is essential to understanding the role that signaling plays in regulating social interactions ...

Olfactory Communication in Mammals 4034

In the broad perspective chemical communication has been the subject of several recent reviews (Wilson 138; Johnston, Moulton & Turk 59; Wilson 137). The present review will be more restrictive; we will deal with one aspect of chemical communication in one class of vertebrates, i.e., olfaction in the Mammalia. For the purposes of this review, olfactory communication is defined as the process wh...

Seismic sensitivity and communication in subterranean mammals

Many subterranean mammals are reported to generate or respond to seismic vibrations. Potential uses of seismic sensitivity in these animals include intraspecific communication between burrow systems, location of prey, detection of predators and even “seismic echolocation” of distant obstacles. Although the auditory and/or somatosensory systems have been variously implicated, the mechanisms used...

Introduction to railway communication

Introduction to Communication Systems