Sensory Ecology: How Organisms Acquire and Respond to Information

Part 1 Information Basics: FUNCTIONS OF INFORMATION Homeostasis Timing Spatial Orientation Defense Persuasion MEASURING INFORMATION Definitions Measuring Information Content The maximum Rate of Transmission Energy Cost of Information Information Content of Oranisms Information-Processing Capacities STIMULUS TRANSMISSION Propagation of Light and Sound Diffusion of Chemicals and Temperature Flow off air or Water Stationary Stimuli SIGNAL DETECTION Intensity Noise Detection Theory Signal Processing Part 2 Stimulus Properties: TEMPERATURE Physical Limitations on Thermoreception Limits of Thermotaxis Thermal Signals Underground Infrared Radiation CHEMICALS Terminology Pertaining to Chemical Stimuli Specificlty of Chemical Stimuli Sensitivity for Detection of Chemical Stimuli Nature and Quantity of Chemical Stimuli Transmission of Chemical Stimuli Range of Action of Chemicals Chemical Trails LIGHT Light Receptors Frequency Sensitivity Intensity Transmission The Range of action Information Information Capacity The importance of Information from Light SOUND Measuring Sound Frequency Sensitivity Intensity Transmission Transmission Range General Information Extractable From Sound Information-Carrying Capacity OTHER STIMULI Mechanical Stimuli Gravitation Electric Field Magnetic Field STIMULUS PATTERNS Spatial Patterns Temporal Pattems Spatiotemporal Patterns Chemical Mixtures Color Multimodal Patterns Part 3 Stimulus Generation: SOUNDING - PROBING THE ENVIRONMENT General-Aspects Echolocation Mechanical Sounding Electrical Sounding Optical Sounding Chemical Soundina Thermal Sounding COMMUNICATION General Problems of Communication Specific Examples of Communication. Part 4 Exploiting Spatial Goals: CLASSIFICATIONS OF BEHAVIOURS RELATED TO SPATIAL GOALS Paths to Spatial Goals Phases of Exploiting Specific Spatial Goals Approach Strategies. HITCHING: CATCHING A RIDE TO A NEW LOCATION Transport Agents Orientation to a Transport Agent Timing Information SEARCHING: LOOKING FOR RELEVANT STIMULI Ranging Local Search GUIDING Terminology Indirect Guiding Direct Guiding Chemical Plumes Chemical Trails Electric Dipoles NAVIGATING: APPROACH USING STIMULI NOT CONNECTED TO THE GOAL Accuracy of Navigation Mental Maps Motions of the Earth Navigational Perceptions Navigational Strategies Homing THE MYSTERY OF MIGRATION General Comments on Migration Some Examples of Migration BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX.