Biology
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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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Four senses through which communication in animals take place, examples of each type of communication, advantages, and disadvantages of each form of communication.
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The communication can be defined as the broadcasting of information, in which the signals are produced by one organism of a species which is received by another organism of the same species. This might lead to alteration in the behavior of receiver organism.
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