Communication and Noncommunication by Cephalopods

"Moynihan's book is not merely an attractive and readable descriptive synthesis, but an acute commentary on the development of current theory, opening new areas and refreshingly examining cherished models." W. John Smith, University of Pennsylvania

• AcknowledgmentsChapter I Introduction: Objectives, Background, and ScopePhylogenies, Systematics, and DistributionsHabits and StrategiesThe Known PlayersCharacteristics and ReferencesChapter II The DataSome DefinitionsSenses and MeansRitualized and Unritualized BehaviorThe General Nature of the InformationFiguresIllustrationsComments on the Drawings and PhotographsComments on Tables 2-4Chapter III Social and Ecological Correlations and NoncorrelationsThe Meagerness of the ObviousStability and ChangeChpater IV Confidence LimitsChapter V Rules and SyntaxRepertoriesThe Multiplication of Ritualized PatternsDesign FeaturesMotivation-Structural RulesPossible GrammarManipulation and ChoiceChapter VI Partial RecapitulationChapter VII What Is to Be Done?BibliographyIndex