The social network and communicative complexity: preface to theme issue Preface

被引:11
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作者
Freeberg, Todd M. [1 ,2 ]
Ord, Terry J. [3 ,4 ]
Dunbar, Robin I. M. [5 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tennessee, Dept Psychol, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
[2] Univ Tennessee, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
[3] Univ New S Wales, Evolut & Ecol Res Ctr, Kensington, NSW 2033, Australia
[4] Univ New S Wales, Sch Biol Earth & Environm Sci, Kensington, NSW 2033, Australia
[5] Univ Oxford, Inst Cognit & Evolutionary Anthropol, Oxford, England
关键词
communication; complexity; social groups; social networks; VOCAL COMPLEXITY; EVOLUTION; DYNAMICS; DRIVE;
D O I
10.1098/rstb.2011.0294
中图分类号
Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
The complex social worlds of many animal species may be linked to complex communicative systems in those species. We now have evidence in diverse taxa and in different communicative modalities suggesting that complexity in social groups can drive complexity in signalling systems. The aim of this theme issue is to develop the theory behind this link between social complexity and communicative complexity, and to provide an overview of the lines of research testing this link.
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页码:1782 / 1784
页数:3
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