Talk:Signalling theory

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Shouldnt it be 'signaling'? --Mike Spenard 21:58, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

No. WP standard is to use whichever, US or proper :) English, was used first in the article's history, then re-direct as appropriate if the article's title is spelling sensitive, see Signaling theory. -- Cheers, Pete.Hurd 02:25, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Honest signals

I have some reservations about this section (well, I have some reservations about the term in general, see Hurd & Enquist 2005 Animal Behaviour 70:1155-1170 for explanation why). I think this section would best be turned from "honest signals" into "evolutionarily stable signals" without changing most of the meaning of the section a whole lot (but some clean-up will be required). Pete.Hurd 15:22, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Signalling theory limited to animals?

Forgive me for my ignorance but I'm very new to this area. Is signalling theory necessarily limited to animals? Could plants, for example, be studied in signalling theory? If it is just animals this should be made clear in the first sentence by linking to animal communication, but since I'm not certain it couldn't apply to other organisms capable of sending and receiving stimuli, I don't wish to add it myself. Richard001 06:44, 30 August 2007 (UTC)