Signalling adjustments to direct and indirect environmental effects on signal perception in meerkats.

The efficiency of communication between animals is determined by the perception range of signals. With changes in the environment, signal transmission between a sender and a receiver can be influenced both directly, where the signal's propagation quality itself is affected, and indirectly where...

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Main Authors: Pauline Toni, Gabriella E C Gall, Tim H Clutton-Brock, Marta B Manser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238313