In contrast to the cries of human infants, sounds made by non-human infants in different
stressful behavioral contexts (hunger or physical discomfort, isolation, capture by humans or …

Although social behavior in vertebrates spans a continuum from solitary to highly social, taxa
are often dichotomized as either 'social'or 'non‐social'. We argue that this social dichotomy is …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Despite rising interest among scientists for over two centuries, parental care behavior has
not been as thoroughly studied in amphibians as it has in other taxa. The first reports of …

Most animals begin life in eggs, protected and constrained by a capsule, shell, or other
barrier. As embryos develop, their needs and abilities change, altering the costs and …

Mammals show clear changes in heart rate linked to lung ventilation, characterized as
respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA). These changes are controlled in part by variations in the …

Acoustic emissions of animals serve communicative purposes and most often contain
species-specific and individual information exploitable to listeners, rendering bioacoustics …

Covering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the
evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles. Reptiles …

Adaptations of post‐hatching animals have attracted far more study than have embryonic
responses to environmental challenges, but recent research suggests that we have …

Reptiles, including birds, exhibit a range of behaviorally relevant adaptations that are
reflected in changes to the structure of the inner ear. These adaptations include the capacity …