Communication Goes Multimodal

@article{Partan1999CommunicationGM,
  title={Communication Goes Multimodal},
  author={Sarah R. Partan and Peter R. Marler},
  journal={Science},
  year={1999},
  volume={283},
  pages={1272 - 1273}
}
Communication depends on the simultaneous receipt of multiple sensory stimuli. The Perspective by Partan and Marler in this week9s issue postulates a new classification system for multimodal sensory signals. Combinations of sensory signals are classified according to the behavioral responses they elicit. 
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