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The Behavioral Significance of Color (Paperback)
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The Behavioral Significance of Color (Paperback)
Series: Psychology Library Editions: Comparative Psychology
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Prior to publication the study of animal coloration was plagued by
fanciful speculations, post hoc explanations and untestable
hypotheses. This title, originally published in 1979, draws
together widely scattered research into the coloration of animals;
formulates predictive hypotheses to account for color; documents
the accuracy of many of these hypotheses; and suggests directions
for future research. The book grew out of a symposium, The
Behavioral Significance of Color at the 1977 meeting of the Animal
Behavior Society, and presents evidence concerning patterns of
coloration and their influence on animal behaviour and interaction
Physical principles of radiation are discussed in Chapter 1,
followed, in subsequent chapters, by an examination of the
physiological functions of animal coloration (e.g.
thermoregulation, hydroregulation, abrasion-resistance,
extraretinal photoreception). Treatment of coloration that affects
the animal's visibility to other animals opens with a masterful
overview of theories of color vision and its occurrence throughout
the animal kingdom. Chapter 6 explores the role of color vision and
fruit color in the selection of food by wild primates with comments
on the coevolution of fruiting trees and their primate customers.
Dr Jack P. Hailman addresses the elusive concept of
conspicuousness. He summarizes a strategy for calculating
conspicuous coloration based on measurements in natural habitats.
Experiments, naturalistic observations and anecdotes of optical
communication are exceedingly numerous. Chapters 8 and 9 review
these data and suggest general principles of inter- and
intraspecific optical communication. Each chapter is enhanced by
the critical evaluations of Drs. C. Richard Tracy and W. J.
Hamilton III. In closing, the editor discusses coloration as it
affects an animal's own vision (e.g., black eyelines to reduce
glare). Most significantly the book emphasizes the need for a
balanced, scientifically rigorous approach to the question of
evolution of animal coloration. It is an important source for
anyone contemplating or currently involved in research in this
field of investigation.
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