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Stephen Nowicki

Professor Emeritus of Biology
Biology
Duke Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708
137 Biological Sciences Building, 130 Science Drive, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Animal communication

Book section · January 10, 2022 An updated view of animal behavior studies, featuring global experts The Behavior of Animals, Second Edition provides a broad overview of the current state of animal behavior studies. ... Cite

Signal reliability and intraspecific deception

Book section · January 1, 2019 A signal is considered to be reliable if (1) some feature of the signal is consistently correlated with an attribute of the signaler or its environment and (2) receivers benefit from knowing about that attribute. Signaling systems that do not provide relia ... Full text Cite

Signal Reliability and Intraspecific Deception

Book section · January 1, 2019 A signal is considered to be reliable if (1) some feature of the signal is consistently correlated with an attribute of the signaler or its environment and (2) receivers benefit from knowing about that attribute. Signaling systems that do not provide relia ... Full text Cite

Sexual Selection and the Evolution of Animal Signals

Book section · January 1, 2009 Sexual selection is natural selection due to variation in mating success. Sexual selection acting through female choice of mates has been extremely important in shaping the evolution of animal communication. Females of many species show preferences based o ... Full text Cite