# gst: (you must) read the noise as a message

<< Noise is often thought to be a nuisance with negative consequences, (..)  But through this study we show that noise can actually be used as a salient informational cue. It can provide individuals with important information about their environment and when it's safe to hunt. >> Inga Geipel

When does noise become a message?  Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Feb 6, 2019.

https://m.phys.org/news/2019-02-noise-message.html

<< Background noise can have strong negative consequences for animals, reducing individual fitness by masking communication signals, impeding prey detection and increasing predation risk. While the negative impacts of noise across taxa have been well documented, the use of noise as an informational cue, providing animals with reliable information on environmental conditions, has been less well studied. >>

Inga Geipel, Marcus J. Smeekes, et al. Noise as an informational cue for decision-making: the sound of rain delays bat emergence. Journal of Experimental Biology 2019 222: jeb192005 doi: 10.1242/jeb.192005 Feb 1, 2019.

http://jeb.biologists.org/content/222/3/jeb192005

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