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... signals are dependent upon wind conditions . Too little wind , and the signal goes nowhere ; too much and the pheromone may be blown erratically hither and yon , a result that makes it difficult for receivers to find the sender . In ...
... signals are dependent upon wind conditions . Too little wind , and the signal goes nowhere ; too much and the pheromone may be blown erratically hither and yon , a result that makes it difficult for receivers to find the sender . In ...
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... signals that mean roughly the same thing and that reinforce the main message of the display . This is true for honeybees , for which wing vibrations , odor cues , and the tactile infor- mation in the dance all combine to direct a ...
... signals that mean roughly the same thing and that reinforce the main message of the display . This is true for honeybees , for which wing vibrations , odor cues , and the tactile infor- mation in the dance all combine to direct a ...
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... signal type and environmental problems have been reported for electrical [ 342 , 343 ] , visual [ 404 ] , and acoustical signals [ 523 ] . Perhaps the most intriguing of these examples involves the interpretation of song variation among ...
... signal type and environmental problems have been reported for electrical [ 342 , 343 ] , visual [ 404 ] , and acoustical signals [ 523 ] . Perhaps the most intriguing of these examples involves the interpretation of song variation among ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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