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The voices of nature : how and why animals communicate / Nicolas Mathevon ; foreword by Bernie Krause ; illustrations by Bernard Mathevon

by Nicolas Mathevon, Bernie Krause, Bernard Mathevon

An overview of bioacoustics that examines how animals produce and perceive sound to communicate in diverse social and environmental contexts. The text analyses the evolutionary origins of vocal signals and their implications for understanding human language.

Accession 27560 ISBN 9780691236759 Publisher Princeton University Press
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