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Signaling and Communication

 
 

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What type of signaling are hormones, pheromones and allomones involved in?
 
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What characteristics of visual signals distinguishes them from chemical signals, aside from type of reception.
 
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What are the costs and benefits of acoustic signals?
 
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Honeybee scouts return to their hives after finding food and perform an intricate signaling dance that tells other bees where the food can be found. What type of information is imparted by this dance?
 
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What are two limitations of visual signaling?
 
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