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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... Display " Signal " is an inadequate term for some stereotyped communicative acts . Some signals have been affected ... displays include crying , smiling , and laughter . Crying , for example , may relieve tensions that are unrelievable ...
... Display " Signal " is an inadequate term for some stereotyped communicative acts . Some signals have been affected ... displays include crying , smiling , and laughter . Crying , for example , may relieve tensions that are unrelievable ...
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... displays , and neuroendocrine responses - are stereotyped , innate responses . They differ in that signals and displays are directed outward , as communicative acts , and imply minimal biochemical change within the animal , whereas ...
... displays , and neuroendocrine responses - are stereotyped , innate responses . They differ in that signals and displays are directed outward , as communicative acts , and imply minimal biochemical change within the animal , whereas ...
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... display is the male's red white - and - blue display , during which he walks confidently around the ob ject of his display , with his tail erect and his posterior quarters ( red penis white perianal hair , and blue scrotum ) oriented ...
... display is the male's red white - and - blue display , during which he walks confidently around the ob ject of his display , with his tail erect and his posterior quarters ( red penis white perianal hair , and blue scrotum ) oriented ...
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TWO | 27 |
Communication | 41 |
Sensory limitations on the perception of communication | 58 |
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