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Questions
1. Define animal communication
2. What are the key forms (modalities) of communication?
3. Give 3 examples of how social animals use communication behavior
4. Describe how these examples (described above) are a form of cooperative behavior
5. How do ants communicate?
6. What are motivations for communication in bacteria?
7. Why is communication among bacteria important for our understanding of complexity and cooperation?
8. How do certain birds and fish use communication for mating?
9. How do ground squirrels display territoriality?
10. Describe the anti-predator behavior used by ground squirrels
11. Why do we no longer think whales are solitary as once believed? What does the acoustic mapping of whales tell us about their social structure?
12. What organ developed to allow for vocal communication through air?
13. Why is the development of this organ adaptive?
14. How do wolves use vocalizations in their behavioral repertoire?
15. Why is prairie dog communication considered so sophisticated?
16. How do researchers determine the particular message communicated by prairie dogs?
17. What behaviors correspond to specific predator signals in prairie dogs?
18. What are the implications of whether prairie dog language is learned or innate?
19. What forms of communication behaviors do chimps use?
20. What part of the human brain is associated with language production?
21. How did researchers look for commonality in language production between humans and chimps?
22. What is the implication of this potential commonality?
23. What are some possible selective pressures that may have led to human language?
24. Give 3 examples of how communication behaviors are used to help the animals compete for resources
25. How might an animal's ability to communicate affect the social structure of the species?
26. Describe an example of how human behavior interferes with other animals' behavior and ability to communicate effectively.