Primate Communication: A Multimodal Approach
Cambridge University Press, 11/28/2013
EAN 9780521178358, ISBN10: 0521178355
Paperback, 306 pages, 24.6 x 17.4 x 1.8 cm
Language: English
Primates communicate with each other using a wide range of signals: olfactory signals to mark territories, screams to recruit help while fighting, gestures to request food and facial expressions to initiate play. Primate Communication brings together research on all forms of interchange and discusses what we know about primate communication via vocal, gestural, facial, olfactory and integrated multimodal signals in relation to a number of central topics. It explores the morphological, neural and cognitive foundations of primate communication through discussion of cutting-edge research. By considering signals from multiple modalities and taking a unified multimodal approach, the authors offer a uniquely holistic overview of primate communication, discussing what we know, what we don't know and what we may currently misunderstand about communication across these different forms. It is essential reading for researchers interested in primate behaviour, communication and cognition, as well as students of primatology, psychology, anthropology and cognitive sciences.
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Part I. Introduction to Primate Communication
1. What is primate communication?
2. The morphology of primate communication
3. The neural substrates of primate communication
Part II. Approaches to Primate Communication
4. The methods used in primate communication
5. A multimodal approach to primate communication
Part III. Cognitive Characteristics of Primate Communication
6. Acquisition
7. Flexibility
8. Intentionality
9. Referentiality
Part IV. Approaches to the Evolution of Primate Communication
10. A multimodal approach to the evolution of primate communication
Glossary
References
Appendix
Species index
Subject index.