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@article{citeulike:5690451, abstract = {To further the thinking about animal communication, the authors have returned to J. von Uexk\"{u}ll's (1934/1957) original writings on the Umwelt. Applying J. von Uexk\"{u}ll's self-world concept to studies of communication helps to highlight some of the unanswered questions in behavior. The authors illustrate that some researchers have adopted views that complement and expand the ideas outlined in J. von Uexk\"{u}ll's classic concept of an Umwelt by exploring the influence of individual, social, and ontogenetic contexts on communication. The authors maintain that further application of these concepts expands the understanding of animal communication and, more generally, of animal behavior.}, author = {Ruys, John D. and Schilling, Amy J.}, citeulike-article-id = {5690451}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12083611}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=12083611}, issn = {0735-7036}, journal = {Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983)}, keywords = {ecologicalpsychology, perception, umwelt}, month = {June}, number = {2}, pages = {164--165}, posted-at = {2009-08-31 15:09:51}, priority = {2}, title = {Overview: Expanding an animal's self-world to include conspecifics.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12083611}, volume = {116}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5690451 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5690451 N2 - To further the thinking about animal communication, the authors have returned to J. von Uexküll's (1934/1957) original writings on the Umwelt. Applying J. von Uexküll's self-world concept to studies of communication helps to highlight some of the unanswered questions in behavior. The authors illustrate that some researchers have adopted views that complement and expand the ideas outlined in J. von Uexküll's classic concept of an Umwelt by exploring the influence of individual, social, and ontogenetic contexts on communication. The authors maintain that further application of these concepts expands the understanding of animal communication and, more generally, of animal behavior. IS - 2 JF - Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983) SN - 0735-7036 EP - 165 TI - Overview: Expanding an animal's self-world to include conspecifics. VL - 116 SP - 164 KW - ecologicalpsychology KW - perception KW - umwelt AU - Ruys, John AU - Schilling, Amy PY - 2002/06// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12083611 ER -