Biocommunication (science)
In the study of the biological sciences, biocommunication is any specific type of communication within (intraspecific) or between (interspecific) species of plants, animals, fungi, protozoa and microorganisms. Communication means sign-mediated interactions following three levels of rules. Signs in most cases are chemical molecules (semiochemicals), but also tactile, or as in animals also visual and auditive. Biocommunication of animals may include vocalizations, or pheromone production, chemical signals between plants and animals, and chemically mediated communication between plants and within plants.
Birds migrate based on cues from their environment
Dandelion flower under both UV light coloration (left) and visible light coloration (right). UV coloration in flowers has evolved to attract pollinators with vision in the ultraviolet range.
Dolphins communicate with one another to aid navigation
Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not only transmits meaning but also creates it. Models of communication are simplified overviews of its main components and their interactions. Many models include the idea that a source uses a coding system to express information in the form of a message. The message is sent through a channel to a receiver who has to decode it to understand it. The main field of inquiry investigating communication is called communication studies.
Shaking hands is one form of non-verbal communication.
Kathy Matayoshi and Mazie Hirono conversing in the White House, an example of interpersonal communication
Paul César Helleu's 1901 painting, Rêverie (Daydream) featuring Alice Guérin. Daydreaming is a form of intrapersonal communication.
Many species of fireflies, such as the Lampyris noctiluca, communicate with light to attract mates.