Into the Illusive World An Exploration of Animals' Perception /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Moore, Paul A. (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Animal ecology.; Animal physiology.; Veterinary medicine.; Behavioral sciences.; Evolutionary biology.; Animal Ecology.; Animal Physiology.; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science.; Behavioral Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.

Have you ever thought about what a dog smells as it stops to sniff at a tree? Or what a cat is watching as it stares intensely off into space? What about animals in the wild? What do they see, hear, smell, and feel? How do they perceive their surroundings? This is the illusive world. A world filled...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Section I. The Sensuous World
• 1. What's mine is mine and what's yours is yours
• Section II. Vision
• 2. Eyes as windows to the soul
• 3. The Pollinator's Garden
• 4. Finding the Way Home
• 5. I Can See for Miles and Miles and Miles
• 6. Peering into the Darkness
• 7. Technicolor reamcoats
• 8. The Eye as a Window to the World
• Section III. Audition
• 9. The Music of Nature
• 10. All About the Bass
• 11. The Sound of Fear
• 12. Sound Beneath the Waves
• 13. The Lover's Voice
• 14. The Power of Sound
• Section IV. Olfaction
• 15. The Smell of Warm Bread
• 16. This is Not My House
• 17. Better Lies through Chemistry
• 18. Can't We All Just Get Along
• 19. Social Resume
• 20. The Emotions of Chemicals
• Section V. Gustation
• 21. Putting Your Best Foot Forward
• 22. The Sweet Taste of Life
• 23. More than a Feeling
• 24. At Death's Door
• 25. A Different Chemical View
• 26. The Gustatory World
• Section VI. Tactile
• 27. Picking up Good Vibrations
• 28. Coordinating the Team
• 29. The Rhythm of the Bass
• 30. The Rhythm of the Dance
• 31. Tapping into Love
• 32. The Sensible Reverberations
• Section VII. Other Senses
• 33. The Diverse World
• 34. The Pull of Home
• 35. Warmth of the Season
• 36. I go to Die, You to Live
• 37. A Shocking Discovery
• 38. Chasing Ghosts
• 39. The Uncharted World
• Section VIII. The Illusive World
• 40. The Illusive World
• Further Readings
• Index.