bioassay
asking a predator
aposematic
warning (signal)
cryptic
camo (not a signal)
mode of communication
classification according to the kind of sensory receptor used to receive the signal (behavioral traits)
brood parasitism
having one species feed another species (think the cuckoo and warbler)
deceitful signals
signals that have evolved to mislead the recipient
benefit of one individual at the expense of another (think firefly)
parental investment
the total energy and resources that parents must expend to produce an offspring and keep it alive until it is independent