Mimicry and meaning : structure and semiotics of biological mimicry /: structure and semiotics of biological mimicry. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Timo Maran.
• Authors: Maran, Timo, 1975-
• Contents: 1 Biosemiotics of mimicry: introductory notes -- 2 First excursion: the history of the mimicry concept -- 3 The structure of mimicry -- 4 Semiotics of mimicry -- 5 Iconicity and mimicry -- 6 Second excursion: importance of the object -- 7 Different perspectives in mimicry system -- 8 Modelling mimicry.-9 Mimicry and semiotic evolution -- 10 Third excursion: an epistemology of the uncertain -- 11 From abstract mimicry to ecological codes -- 12 Conclusions.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 591.47/3; Life sciences; Mimicry (Biology); Biomimicry; Ecology; Botany; Semantics; Morphology (Animals); Biological models; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology; Biomimicry; Mimicry (Biology); Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Language Arts & Disciplines -- Linguistics -- Semantics; Science -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General; Science -- Life Sciences -- General; Botany & plant sciences; Semantics, discourse analysis, etc; Zoology & animal sciences; Life sciences: general issues; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Life Sciences; Ecology; Plant Sciences; Semantics; Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology; Systems Biology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319503172; 3319503170; 3319503154; 9783319503158
• Related ISBNs: 9783319503158
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed January 24, 2017).
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