The Sulidae: Gannets and Boobies
- W. J. Smith, J. Nelson
- Biology
- 1 February 1979
Animal Duets: Forcing a Mate to be Attentive
- W. J. Smith
- Psychology
- 21 January 1994
Abstract An animal duet is a joint signaling performance, usually vocal and loud, produced by mates. The initiator of a duet can test its mate's commitment if the responses elicited are costly. In…
Displays of the Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)
- W. J. Smith
- Biology
- 1 November 1967
Tail Positions of Cercopithecus aethiops
- P. Bernstein, W. J. Smith, A. Krensky, K. Rosene
- Biology, Psychology
- 26 April 2010
The range of elevated positions in which captive Cercopithecus aethiops monkeys held their tails is apparently a continuum of display behavior. Different positions correlated with different behavior:…
The jump-yip display of the black-tailed prairie dog cynomys ludovicianus
- W. J. Smith, Sharon L. Smith, Jill G. Devilla, E. Oppenheimer
- Environmental ScienceAnimal Behaviour
- 1 August 1976
Message, Meaning, and Context in Ethology
- W. J. Smith
- PsychologyAmerican Naturalist
- 1 September 1965
In the analysis of animal communication, the roles of three necessary primary components of the event of any communication (a communicator, a signal, and a recipient) must be understood. This…
Vocalizations of the black-tailed prairie dog, Cynomys ludovicianus
- W. J. Smith, Sharon L. Smith, E. Oppenheimer, Jill G. Devilla
- Computer ScienceAnimal Behaviour
- 1 February 1977
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