Bioacoustics & Ecoacoustics Glossary

Mathematical theory of communication

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The theory that all communication is based on the sender-signal-receiver triad, and is subject to noise. The coding of information by the signal can be optimized to meet the constraint imposed by noise. Also known as information theory.

Reference: [1] Mathevon (2023), The Voices of Nature: How and Why Animals Communicate, pp. 305–308.