communication

Question 1

what is signal production?

Answer 1

ability to make a signal.

Question 2

wha is signal propagation?

Answer 2

the physical output of a signal.

Question 3

what was signal detection

Answer 3

the ability to receive and interpret signals

Question 4

list 3 reasons animals communicate

Answer 4

marking territories, alarm/warning calls and courtship

Question 5

what is visual comm

Answer 5

bright colours used in courtship/to express certain emotions

Question 6

what is auditory comm

Answer 6

sound carries over long distances. low frequency travels further

Question 7

what is stridulation

Answer 7

rubbing of body parts to produce sound

Question 8

what is protolanguage?

Answer 8

slightly different calls that carry a similar message to each other

Question 9

what is olfactory comm

Answer 9

smell or taste left by glands in the form of pheromones

Question 10

what is tactile comm

Answer 10

physical contact. can also be felt as vibrations through the earth

Question 11

what electric is electric comm

Answer 11

electric currents used to detect prey