Most animal communication has evolved and now takes place in the context of a communication network, i.e. several signallers and receivers within communication

Gull chicks beg for food from their parents. Peacocks spread their tails to attract potential mates. Meerkats alert family members of the approach of predators.

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

This volume presents a new approach to conceptualizing animal vocal communication, with an emphasis on how receivers' responses influence signalling.

This book explores the strikingly similar ways in which information is encoded in nonverbal man-made signals (e.g., traffic lights and tornado sirens) and anima