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The study of animal communication has led to significant progress in our general understanding of motor and sensory systems, evolution, and speciation. However, one aspect that is often neglected is that signal exchange in every modality is constrained by noise. In this introduction to the volume, I give an overview of the organisation of the book and the contents of each of the chapters. I highlight that the widespread problem of communication in noise has led to similar solutions across taxa and signal modalities. In addition, special features that have evolved in only a few taxa are considered, such as particular forms of signal plasticity or derived sensory mechanisms.
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Brumm, H. (2013). Introduction. In: Brumm, H. (eds) Animal Communication and Noise. Animal Signals and Communication, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41494-7_1
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