The evolution of animal communication

Abstract

Communication is a central part of social behaviour, often directly affect-ing an individual’s fitness. As such, the study of animal communication hasbecome a central focus of animal behaviour researchers. It is a field that inte-grates a broad and diverse range of biological disciplines, from neurobiologyand biomechanics to evolution and psychology, and over the years it has at-tracted a broad range of researchers as well. The contributors to this SpecialIssue of