This book represents early and prominent forays into the subject of human-animal communication from a Communication Studies perspectives, an effort that brings

Communication is a basic behaviour, found across animal species. Human language is often thought of as a unique system, which separates humans from other animal

Despite its inherent interdisciplinarity, the Communication discipline has remained an almost entirely anthropocentric enterprise. This book represents early an

A valuable overview and analysis of foundational concepts in animal behaviour studies, including information, meaning, communication, signals and cues. Its comp

The book raises semiotic questions of human'animal relations: what is the semiotic character of different species, how humans endow animals with meaning, and ho