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The 43 pages that link to Animal communication, each with the reason it gives.
TerritorialityNarrower topic: Territorial calls and displays communicate occupancy and deter intruders.
BioluminescenceNarrower topic: Many luminous displays convey information used in courtship, recognition, or warning.
Bird vocalizationNarrower topic: Bird vocalizations are signals within a broader system of animal communication.
Animal cognitionRelated: Communication provides evidence about information use without necessarily implying human-like language.
Noise pollutionRelated: Background noise can obscure calls used to attract mates, warn of danger, or maintain groups.
LanguageCompared with: Comparisons test which features distinguish human language from other signaling systems.
Courtship displayNarrower topic: Displays work as signals whose effects depend on how another animal responds.
Animal behaviorRelated: Signals make behavior a means of changing what other animals do.
EthologyRelated: Signal production and response are frequent subjects of ethological observation and experiment.
Sensory ecologyRelated: Communication depends on signals being detectable under the conditions in which animals encounter them.
Acoustic communicationNarrower topic: Acoustic signaling is one major channel within animal communication.
Comparative psychologyRelated: Signal experiments test how animals perceive, learn, and use information.
Alarm callNarrower topic: Alarm calls are vocal signals within the broader study of animal communication.
Animal consciousnessRelated: Signals can provide evidence about perception and intention, though communication alone does not establish consciousness.
Cooperative huntingRelated: Signals can synchronize movement and help hunters respond to changing positions.
Acoustic monitoringNarrower topic: Interpreting recorded calls requires understanding their communicative roles and context.
SocialityRelated: Signals coordinate group activity, while communication can also occur between animals outside stable groups.
GibbonNarrower topic: Gibbon songs are one specialized form of animal signaling.
OkapiRelated: Okapis use scent marking and low-frequency calls to communicate in dense forest.
Human–animal interactionRelated: Signals shape how animals respond to people and how people interpret them.
Sensory biologyRelated: Sensory systems determine which signals animals can send and detect.
Karl von FrischNarrower topic: The waggle dance became a landmark case in the study of animal signaling.
VocalizationNarrower topic: Vocalization is one channel animals use to influence one another's behavior.
Marine bioacousticsNarrower topic: Marine acoustic signals are one channel within the broader study of animal communication.
African civetNarrower topic: Civets use scent and other signals to convey information.
BowerbirdNarrower topic: Bowers and courtship behaviors communicate qualities relevant to mating.
Fiddler crabNarrower topic: Claw waving communicates during courtship and territorial encounters.
Nikolaas TinbergenRelated: His studies of gulls and sticklebacks examined how signals guide social behavior.
Animal psychologyRelated: Signals reveal how behavior conveys information within and between species.
Green iguanaRelated: Head bobs and dewlap displays convey social signals in green iguanas.
Communication (biology)Narrower topic: Communication between organisms is especially visible in animal signals and social behavior.
Evolutionary linguisticsRelated: Comparisons reveal which communicative capacities humans share with other species.
HoneyguideNarrower topic: Guiding depends on signals that people can interpret and follow.
ManakinNarrower topic: Manakin courtship offers vivid examples of multimodal signaling.
OxpeckerNarrower topic: The proposed warning service raises questions about whether oxpecker calls communicate danger to hosts.
Animal sexual behaviourRelated: Courtship often depends on signals conveyed through sound, scent, display, or touch.
BatrachoididaeNarrower topic: Toadfish courtship calls are signals used in reproduction and territorial behavior.
Eared doveNarrower topic: Its repeated coo communicates between individuals, especially during breeding.
Glass knifefishRelated: Electric discharges can function as social signals as well as sensory probes.
Grey parrotNarrower topic: Grey parrot studies probe how flexible animal signals can become through learning.
Language (cognitive faculty)Compared with: Comparisons reveal which features of human language are shared and which are distinctive.
Meta-communicationNarrower topic: Some animal signals regulate interactions or indicate how other signals should be treated.
Society (animal behavior)Related: Signals coordinate group activity and convey information among members.