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Mimicry and Meaning: Structure and Semiotics of Biological Mimicry (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
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Mimicry and Meaning: Structure and Semiotics of Biological Mimicry (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Series: Biosemiotics, 16
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The present book analyses critically the tripartite mimicry model
(consisting of the mimic, model and receiver species) and develops
semiotic tools for comparative analysis. It is proposed that
mimicry has a double structure where sign relations in
communication are in constant interplay with ecological relations
between species. Multi-constructivism and toolbox-like conceptual
methods are advocated for, as these allow taking into account both
the participants' Umwelten as well as cultural meanings related to
specific mimicry cases. From biosemiotic viewpoint, mimicry is a
sign relation, where deceptively similar messages are perceived,
interpreted and acted upon. Focusing on living subjects and their
communication opens up new ways to understand mimicry. Such view
helps to explain the diversity of mimicry as well as mimicry
studies and treat these in a single framework. On a meta-level, a
semiotic view allows critical reflection on the use of mimicry
concept in modern biology. The author further discusses
interpretations of mimicry in contemporary semiotics, analyses
mimicry as communicative interaction, relates mimicry to iconic
signs and focuses on abstract resemblances in mimicry. Theoretical
discussions are illustrated with detailed excursions into practical
mimicry cases in nature (brood parasitism, eyespots, myrmecomorphy,
etc.). The book concludes with a conviction that mimicry should be
treated in a broader semiotic-ecological context as it presumes the
existence of ecological codes and other sign conventions in the
ecosystem.
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