Patterns of Primate BehaviorThis newly revised second edition introduces the perspective that a primatologist brings to an understanding of behavior. The text provides a framework, comparative attitude, & anecdotal examples. |
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... communication systems The design features concept used by Hockett ( 1960 ) to describe human language provides a useful framework for summarizing salient features of primate ... COMMUNICATION 53 Design features of communication systems.
... communication systems The design features concept used by Hockett ( 1960 ) to describe human language provides a useful framework for summarizing salient features of primate ... COMMUNICATION 53 Design features of communication systems.
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... communication Digital communication involves discrete ( discontinuous ) signals . Analog communications involve an array of messages , a continuous array of responses , and a one - to - one correspondence between message and appropriate ...
... communication Digital communication involves discrete ( discontinuous ) signals . Analog communications involve an array of messages , a continuous array of responses , and a one - to - one correspondence between message and appropriate ...
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... communication becomes obvious to a human observer only when it is frequently repeated or is an obviously stereo ... COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND THE EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE Every reader of this book has an awareness of what language is and ...
... communication becomes obvious to a human observer only when it is frequently repeated or is an obviously stereo ... COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND THE EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE Every reader of this book has an awareness of what language is and ...
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TWO | 27 |
Communication | 41 |
Sensory limitations on the perception of communication | 58 |
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