Hello folks,
I had a college student question the other day which left me struggling for a
good easy answer. Do annelids communicate? Yes they do, else they
wouldn't be able to procreate successfully and continue the lineage. The
effect of sex pheromones, and chemical cues, right? In that sense is there
any animal that doesn't 'communicate'? But what defines communication? I
don't know what he had in mind, but maybe we can assume he was
thinking of a narrower concept of 'face to face' encounters in which
information is exchanged both ways. Is that too restrictive for a lowly
invertebrate?
It might be interesting to talk about this. If you'd like to describe for the list
any nice examples of bidirectional or one-way communicating behaviour
in annelids, or have views on the subject, I'd welcome your postings.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Geoff
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Geoff Read <g.read at niwa.cri.nz>
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