Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

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Special issue on multimodal communication

Theo C. M. Bakker, James F. A. Traniello

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1379-1379

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An introduction to multimodal communication

James P. Higham, Eileen A. Hebets

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1381-1388

Though it has long been known that animal communication is complex, recent years have seen growing interest in understanding the extent to which animals give multicomponent signals in multiple modalities, and how the different types of information extracted by receivers are interpreted and integrated in animal decision-making. This interest has culminated in the production of the present special issue...

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The dominance of seismic signaling and selection for signal complexity in Schizocosa multimodal courtship displays

Eileen A. Hebets, Cor J. Vink, Laura Sullivan-Beckers, Malcolm F. Rosenthal

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1483-1498

Schizocosa wolf spiders show tremendous diversity in courtship complexity, with different species employing varying numbers of components within and across sensory modalities. Using a comparative approach, we investigate the importance of each signaling modality in the courtship display of five Schizocosa species (three stridulating and two drumming) by assessing mating success under manipulated...

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A game theoretic approach to multimodal communication

Alistair J. Wilson, Mark Dean, James P. Higham

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1399-1415

Over the last few decades the animal communication community has become increasingly aware that much communication occurs using multiple signals in multiple modalities. The majority of this work has been empirical, with less theoretical work on the advantages conferred by such communication. In the present paper, we ask: Why should animals communicate with multiple signals in multiple modalities?...

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Multisensory vocal communication in primates and the evolution of rhythmic speech

Asif A. Ghazanfar

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1441-1448

The integration of the visual and auditory modalities during human speech perception is the default mode of speech processing. That is, visual speech perception is not a capacity that is “piggybacked” on to auditory-only speech perception. Visual information from the mouth and other parts of the face is used by all perceivers to enhance auditory speech. This integration is ubiquitous and automatic...

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Why are warning displays multimodal?

Candy Rowe, Christina Halpin

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1425-1439

Multimodal defensive displays are commonplace, with prey combining conspicuous coloration, sounds, odours and other chemical emissions to deter predators. These components can signal to predators in multiple signal modalities to warn them that prey are defended. The aim of our review is to examine the form and function of multimodal warning displays. Data collected from the literature on multimodal...

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Information content is more important than sensory system or physical distance in guiding the long-term evolutionary relationships between signaling modalities in Sceloporus lizards

Alison G. Ossip-Klein, Jesualdo A. Fuentes, Diana K. Hews, Emília P. Martins

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1513-1522

Long-term signal evolution is shaped by a variety of selective pressures including the need to convey additional information or to improve message transfer to specific receivers or through multiple environments. Here, we test the relative importance of information and sensory modality in shaping the long-term evolution of multimodal signals in Sceloporus lizards. To broadcast identity at territorial...

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Game theory, multi-modal signalling and the evolution of communication

Graeme D. Ruxton, H. Martin Schaefer

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1417-1423

We discuss how the theoretical framework related to selection pressures on multi-component and multi-modal signalling introduced by the article of Wilson et al. in this special issue could usefully be built both theoretically and empirically. Theoretically, we suggest that the game theory approach of Wilson et al. could be generalised using the methodology of adaptive dynamics in order to indicate...

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Signaling in multiple modalities in male rhesus macaques: sex skin coloration and barks in relation to androgen levels, social status, and mating behavior

James P. Higham, Dana Pfefferle, Michael Heistermann, Dario Maestripieri, more

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1457-1469

The past decade has seen an increasing shift in animal communication towards more studies that incorporate aspects of signaling in multiple modalities. Although nonhuman primates are an excellent group for studying the extent to which different aspects of condition may be signaled in different modalities, and how such information may be integrated during mate choice, very few studies of primate species...

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A new heuristic for capturing the complexity of multimodal signals

Carolynn L. Smith, Christopher S. Evans

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1389-1398

Many animal signals are inherently multimodal, engaging more than one of the receiver’s sensory systems simultaneously, and it is the interaction between the two modalities that determines the signal’s function (s) and efficacy. It is hence necessary to quantify the effect of each modality relative to the other in order to fully understand animal communication. We have developed a new heuristic to...

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Multimodal signaling in the Small Torrent Frog (Micrixalus saxicola) in a complex acoustic environment

Doris Preininger, Markus Boeckle, Anita Freudmann, Iris Starnberger, more

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1449-1456

Many animals use multimodal (both visual and acoustic) components in courtship signals. The acoustic communication of anuran amphibians can be masked by the presence of environmental background noise, and multimodal displays may enhance receiver detection in complex acoustic environments. In the present study, we measured sound pressure levels of concurrently calling males of the Small Torrent Frog...

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Multimodal signals increase active space of communication by wolf spiders in a complex litter environment

George W. Uetz, J. Andrew Roberts, David L. Clark, Jeremy S. Gibson, more

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1471-1482

Multimodal signals may compensate for environmental constraints on communication, as signals in different modalities vary in efficacy. We examined the influence of complex microhabitats on transmission of vibratory and visual signals of courting male Schizocosa ocreata wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) with laser Doppler vibrometry (LDV) and behavioral observations in lab and field. We measured maximum...

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Ten unanswered questions in multimodal communication

Sarah R. Partan

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1523-1539

The study of multimodal communication has become an active and vibrant field. This special issue of Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology brings together new developments in this rapidly expanding area. In this final contribution to the special issue, I look to the future and discuss ten questions in need of further work, touching on issues ranging from theoretical modeling and the evolution of behavior...

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Variation in the temporal and spatial use of signals and its implications for multimodal communication

J. Albert C. Uy, Rebecca J. Safran

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology > 2013 > 67 > 9 > 1499-1511

The use of signals across multiple sensory modalities in communication is common in animals and plants. Determining the information that each signal component conveys has provided unique insights into why multimodal signals evolve. However, how these complex signals are assessed by receivers will also influence their evolution, a hypothesis that has received less attention. Here, we explore multimodal...

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Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Special issue on multimodal communication

An introduction to multimodal communication

The dominance of seismic signaling and selection for signal complexity in Schizocosa multimodal courtship displays

A game theoretic approach to multimodal communication

Multisensory vocal communication in primates and the evolution of rhythmic speech

Why are warning displays multimodal?

Information content is more important than sensory system or physical distance in guiding the long-term evolutionary relationships between signaling modalities in Sceloporus lizards

Game theory, multi-modal signalling and the evolution of communication

Signaling in multiple modalities in male rhesus macaques: sex skin coloration and barks in relation to androgen levels, social status, and mating behavior

A new heuristic for capturing the complexity of multimodal signals

Multimodal signaling in the Small Torrent Frog (Micrixalus saxicola) in a complex acoustic environment

Multimodal signals increase active space of communication by wolf spiders in a complex litter environment

Ten unanswered questions in multimodal communication

Variation in the temporal and spatial use of signals and its implications for multimodal communication

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