Within evolutionary biology, signalling theory is a body of theoretical work examining communication between individuals. The central question is when organisms with conflicting interests should be expected to communicate "honestly". Mathematical models in which organisms signal their condition to other individuals as part of an evolutionarily stable strategy are the principal form of research in this field.
Read more about Signalling Theory: Sexual Selection, Honest Signals, Dishonest Signals, History, The Sports Handicapping Metaphor, Re-evaluating Biological Signalling Vs. Sports Handicapping, Costly Signalling and Fisherian Diploid Dynamics, Examples, Human Honest Signals
Famous quotes containing the word theory:
“Hygiene is the corruption of medicine by morality. It is impossible to find a hygienest who does not debase his theory of the healthful with a theory of the virtuous.... The true aim of medicine is not to make men virtuous; it is to safeguard and rescue them from the consequences of their vices.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)