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| Two Approaches For Explaining Evolutionary Origins of Signals. |
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Identifying the behaviors of the senders that form the raw material for signals
Focusing on how signals exploit the receiver’s sensory biases |
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| Evolution favors modification of the incipient signal. |
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| Characteristic action that begins a behavioral pattern – may be incomplete or preparatory phase |
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| Actions performed in conflict situations irrelevant to either tendency. |
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Vasodilation
Thermoregulatory
Respiratory |
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| Ritualization process (4) |
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Ritualization
Change in speed and amount.
Anatomical features evolve.
Emancipation |
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| behaviors that become freed from the internal and external factors that originally caused them |
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Development of Conspicuous Structures
Change in Motivation
Change in Function
Rhythmic Repetition
Exaggerate Component, “Omissions,” “Freezing,” Order, Sequence
Change in Vigor (Frequency, Amplitude, Speed)
Formalization |
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| Sensory exploitation hypothesis |
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| the receiver has a preexisting preference for a particular signal |
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| physical form that message is coded in for transmission in environment. |
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Discriminate from background
Discriminate between species
Discriminate within species |
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Photoreception: vision
Mechanosensors
Chemoreception: olfaction
Electroreception: electric field |
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| Photoreception (Definition and 4 parts) |
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Transmit Signals Using Electromagnetic Info
Color
Pattern
Movement
Duty Cycle (% on) |
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| Mechanosensors Variations (4) |
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Amplitude
Frequency
Modulation
Duty Cycle |
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