Design of dynamic visual signals

视觉信号的设计模式在很大程度上依赖于静态装饰品的分析。我们对动态视觉信号一无所知。我们将首次使用一系列新技术来解决这个问题。运动分析将定义视觉系统所面临的任务。将测量感官限制，以确定对信号演变的限制。数字视频回放研究将评估识别和解释信号设计的各个方面。结果将测试的一般性原则，已开发的女性择偶的研究，并扩展这些想法，以解决通过对手评估性内选择操作。

Models of the design of visual signals depend heavily upon analyses of static ornaments. Nothing is known about dynamic visual signals. We will use an array of new techniques to tackle this problem for the first time. Motion analyses will define the task faced by the visual system. Sensory limitations will be measured to identify constraints on signal evolution. Digital video playback studies will assess recognition and explain aspects of signal design. Results will test the generality of principles that have been developed in studies of female mate choice and extend these ideas to address intra-sexual selection operating through opponent assessment.