Animals often gather information from other species by eavesdrop** on signals intended
for others. We review the extent, benefits, mechanisms, and ecological and evolutionary …

Acquiring information from the cues and signals of other species of the same trophic level is
widespread among animals, and can help individuals exploit resources and avoid …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

The scientific study of networks-computer, social, and biological-has received an enormous
amount of interest in recent years. However, the network approach has been applied to the …

When individual animals make decisions, they routinely use information produced
intentionally or unintentionally by other individuals. Despite its prevalence and established …

A universal challenge faced by animal species is the need to communicate effectively
against a backdrop of heterospecific signals. It is often assumed that this need results in …

Mixed-species social aggregations are common across taxa. There are two, nonexclusive,
hypotheses typically proposed to explain the formation of social groups: increased predator …

Deception is common in nature, but victims of deception discriminate against and ultimately
ignore deceptive signals when they are produced too frequently. Flexible variation of signals …

Some birds eavesdrop on the alarm calls of other species, but little is known about the
specific information obtained. Fleeing in response to nonurgent alarms, such as those given …

Empirical studies in select systems suggest that social information—the incidental or
deliberate information produced by animals and available to other animals—can …