Animal Signaling and Function E-Book

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 592

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

The diversity of animal signals has been widely documented, and the generality of animal signals also tantalizingly suggests that there are common mechanisms that have selected for their origin. However, while much progress has been made on some fronts, we still lack a general theory about why the diversity of signaling structures exist. Our compilation will directly address this gap by focusing on an exciting new arena of sexual selection, namely using functional approaches to understand signaling. This approach is rooted in the idea that many signals are designed to transmit important functional imformation that is both important for issues of male quality (and hence male competition), and female choice. The increasing use of technology in sexual selection studies has enabled researchers to test whether signaling is either constrained by, or accurately transmits information about functional capacities. Further, in animals that fight vigorously, functional capacities such as endurance or strength may make the difference between winning and losing. This volume brings together a diverse collection of researchers who are actively investigating how function and signaling are related. These researchers use both a variety of methods and taxa to study animal signaling, and we believe that this integrative view is important to open up fresh vistas for why animal signals have evolved.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contributors

Chapter 1: Introduction

References

Chapter 2: Early Life-History Effects, Oxidative Stress, And The Evolution And Expression Of Animal Signals

Introduction

Signaling

Early Life-History Effects and Resource Allocation Trade-Offs

Oxidative Stress As a Mediator of Resource Allocation Trade-Offs

Signals Expressed During Development

Signals Expressed During Adulthood

Competition-Dependent Sexual Signals

Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 3: A Performance-Based Approach to Studying Costs of Reliable Signals

Introduction

Receiver-Independent Costs

Receiver-Dependent Costs

Compensatory Traits

Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 4: Cognitively Driven Co-Option and the Evolution of Complex Sexual Displays in Bowerbirds

Introduction

Cognition, Co-Option, and Complex Display

Delayed Male Maturity, Male–Male Courtship, and Display Trait Acquisition

Female Signaling to Affect Male Display Intensity: An Innovation that Improves Courtship Success

Mate Searching and Flexibility in Adaptive Decision-Making

Female Uncertainty and Flexibility in Active Mate Assessment

Long-Term Age-Related Improvement in Decoration Display: Symmetrical Decoration Displays on Older Males' Bowers

Anticipation of Male Routes During Courtship: Paths on Display Courts of Spotted Bowerbirds

Some Other Possible Cognitive Display-Related Behaviors of Bowerbirds

Construction of Successive Scenes for Females Visiting the Bower

Cognitive Aspects of Bower Building: Age-Related Improvement in Construction and Novel Techniques for Maintaining Symmetry

Cognitive Flexibility and Innovation in Display

Decoration Stealing: An Innovation for Display Trait Acquisition

Cooperating with Relatives for Display: An Innovation to Reduce Sexual Competition

Vocal Mimicry: Learning and Innovation in Use of Co-Opted Displays

Co-Option Mechanism

Cognition in Display Trait Acquisition

References

Chapter 5: Integrating Functional and Evolutionary Approaches to the Study of Color-Based Animal Signals

Introduction

Color Signal Production in More Detail

Signals, Honesty, and Condition-Dependence

Coloration as An Honest Advertisement

Trinidadian Guppies (

Poecilia reticulata

)

Pierid Butterflies (Subfamily Coliadinae)

Birds

Discussion/Conclusion/Future Work

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 6: Agonistic Signals: Integrating Analysis of Functions and Mechanisms

Animal Contests and the Evolution of Agonistic Signals

Empirical Approaches to Testing Theory: “Physiological Costs,” “Stamina,” and “Performance”

Energy Status and Agonistic Signals

Whole Body Performance and Agonistic Signals

Conclusions

References

Chapter 7: Acoustic Signal Evolution: Biomechanics, Size, and Performance

Introduction

Biomechanics

Body Size

Performance

Concluding Remarks

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 8: Dishonest Signaling During Aggressive Interactions: Theory and Empirical Evidence

Introduction

The Evolution of Signaling

The Theory of Dishonesty

Dishonest Signaling in Aggressive Interactions Between Conspecifics

Conclusions

References

Chapter 9: Functional Approach to Condition

Introduction

Practical Approaches to Condition

Condition and Animal Performance

Condition and Mate Choice

Summary

References

Index

End User License Agreement

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Guide

Cover

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

List of Illustrations

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Animal Signaling and Function

An Integrative Approach

Edited by

Duncan J. Irschick

Department of Biology and Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Amherst, MA, USA

Mark Briffa

Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre

Plymouth University

Plymouth, UK

Jeffrey Podos

Department of Biology and Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program

University of Massachusetts at Amherst

Amherst, MA, USA

Cover Image: Anthony O'Toole

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Animal signaling and function : an integrative approach / edited by Duncan J. Irschick, Mark Briffa, xsJeffrey Podos.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-470-54600-0 (Cloth)

1. Animal communication. I. Irschick, Duncan J., editor. II. Briffa, Mark., editor. III. Podos, Jeffrey,

1967- editor.

QL776.A538 2015

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Contributors

Michael J. Angilletta Jr.,

School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA

Jonathan D. Blount,

Centre for Ecology and Conservation, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, UK

Gerald Borgia,

Department of Biology and Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

Mark Briffa,

Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK

Gregory F. Grether,

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

Eileen A. Hebets,

School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA

Justin P. Henningsen,

Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA

Jerry F. Husak,

Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA

Duncan J. Irschick,

Department of Biology and Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA

Jason Keagy,

Department of Biology and Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics Program, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA

Darrell J. Kemp,

Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Josephine M. Orledge,

Centre for Ecology and Conservation, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, UK

Sheila Patek,

Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA

Jeffrey Podos,

Department of Biology and Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA

Nick J. Royle,

Centre for Ecology and Conservation, School of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Penryn, Cornwall, UK

Bieke Vanhooydonck,

Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Dustin J. Wilgers,

School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA

Robbie S. Wilson,

School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD, Australia

Chapter 1Introduction

Duncan J. Irschick,1 and Mark Briffa,2 and Jeffrey Podos1

1Department of Biology, Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Program, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA

2Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, Plymouth University, Plymouth, UK

Animal signals are among nature's most compelling and diverse phenomena. Human cultures have long celebrated the expression of elaborate signals and displays, such as colors, songs, and dances of birds, which impress with their exuberance. Yet equally impressive are subtle modes of communication that had until recently eluded our detection. Some examples include the low-voltage electrical signals emitted and detected by some fishes as they orient, navigate, and communicate (Lissmann, 1958); the emission of pheromone plumes leading moths on a path upwind toward mates (David et al., 1983); the inaudible, ultrasonic echolocation cries of bats (Griffin, 1958); the ultraviolet reflectance structures of many birds, butterflies, and flowers (Sheldon et al., 1999); and the subtle substrate-borne signals that insects like lacewings use to communicate species identity (Wells and Henry, 1992). In many animal groups, signals express structures that are species-specific (e.g., Sueur, 2002) and that are partitioned over time and space (e.g., Luther, 2009). And many animal displays involve the coordination of multiple modalities, perhaps as a way to signal simultaneously to multiple audiences, or alternatively to enhance detectability, discriminability, and memorability. Documenting the diversity and intricacies of natural signaling modes, structures, and strategies is of itself a highly worthwhile endeavor.

Signals also demand our attention because they hold additional conceptual relevance in the fields of animal behavior and evolutionary biology (Andersson, 1994; Berglund et al., 1996; Maynard-Smith and Harper, 2003). Signals and communication behavior turn out to be central to understanding varied processes of fundamental interest such as how animals optimize their social interactions, how animals choose mates, and how new species arise. We define signals as traits that are produced by senders, which transmit information through the environment, and which help receivers decide if and how to respond. Typically, but not always, both sender and receiver benefit via this transfer of information. This definition encompasses the presentation of morphological structures specialized for transmitting information to other individuals (e.g., a colorful anoline lizard dewlap) as well as elaborate displays that require high levels of skill, such as bird song (e.g., Podos and Nowicki, 2004; Byers et al., 2010). The majority of communication occurs within species, and signals thus evolve primarily in the context of social selection (West-Eberhard, 1983). When signals of co-occurring species overlap in structure, they tend to diverge through a process of reproductive character displacement, thus emphasizing interspecific distinctions (e.g., Grant and Grant, 2010). Within species, much communication occurs between the sexes as each vies to maximize reproductive success, typically in circumstances in which the interests of signalers and receivers conflict with one another (Searcy and Nowicki, 2005). The signals that mediate these interactions, and other conflicts of interest, have been the focus of a large body of work in recent decades, with contributions from both modeling and empirical perspectives (e.g., Andersson, 1994; Johnstone 1995; Briffa and Hardy, 2013).