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  • Visual Ecology

    by Thomas W. Cronin, Eric J. Warrant, Sönke Johnsen, Justin Marshall ...
    A comprehensive treatment of visual ecologyVisual ecology is the study of how animals use visual systems to meet their ecological needs, how these systems have evolved, and how they are specialized for particular visual tasks. Visual Ecology provides the first up-to-date synthesis of the field to appear in more than three decades. Featuring some 225 illustrations, including more than 140 in color, ... Read more

    $104.49 CAD

  • The Ecology of Animal Senses

    Matched Filters for Economical Sensing

    Edited by Gerhard von der Emde, Eric Warrant ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    The collection of chapters in this book present the concept of matched filters: response characteristics “matching” the characteristics of crucially important sensory inputs, which allows detection of vital sensory stimuli while sensory inputs not necessary for the survival of the animal tend to be filtered out, or sacrificed. The individual contributions discuss that the evolution of sensing ... Read more

    $179.99 CAD

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  • Animal Wise

    How We Know Animals Think and Feel

    by Virginia Morell ...
    The New York Times Bestseller that explores animal intelligence and will alter the way we as humans view other species.Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a fish? Or a parrot, dolphin, or an elephant? Do they experience thoughts that are similar to ours, or have feelings of grief and love? These are tough questions, but scientists are answering them. They know that ants teach and rats ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Domestic Dog Cognition and Behavior

    The Scientific Study of Canis familiaris

    Edited by Alexandra Horowitz ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This book highlights the state of the field in the new, provocative line of research into the cognition and behavior of the domestic dog. Eleven chapters from leading researchers describe innovative methods from comparative psychology, ethology and behavioral biology, which are combined to create a more comprehensive picture of the behavior of Canis familiaris than ever before. Each of the book’s ... Read more

    $293.39 CAD

  • Loudness

    Edited by Mary Florentine, Arthur N. Popper, Richard R. Fay ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Loudness is the primary psychological correlate of intensity. When the intensity of a sound increases, loudness increases. However, there exists no simple one-to-one correspondence between loudness and intensity; loudness can be changed by modifying the frequency or the duration of the sound, or by adding background sounds. Loudness also changes with the listener’s cognitive state. Loudness ... Read more

    $217.99 CAD

  • Divided Brains

    The Biology and Behaviour of Brain Asymmetries

    by Lesley J. Rogers, Giorgio Vallortigara, Richard J. Andrew ...
    Asymmetry of the brain and behaviour (lateralization) has traditionally been considered unique to humans. However, research has shown that this phenomenon is widespread throughout the vertebrate kingdom and found even in some invertebrate species. A similar basic plan of organisation exists across vertebrates. Summarising the evidence and highlighting research from the last twenty years, the ... Read more

    $48.99 CAD

  • Animal Eyes

    by Michael F. Land, Dan-Eric Nilsson ...
    Series series Oxford Animal Biology Series
    Animal Eyes provides a comparative account of all known types of eye in the animal kingdom, outlining their structure and function with an emphasis on the nature of the optical systems and the physical principles involved in image formation. A universal theme throughout the book is the evolution and taxonomic distribution of each type of eye, and the roles of different eye types in the behaviour ... Read more

    $71.99 CAD

  • An Introduction to Neuroendocrinology

    by Michael Wilkinson, Richard E. Brown ...
    How does the brain regulate sexual behavior, or control our body weight? How do we cope with stress? Addressing these questions and many more besides, this thoroughly revised new edition reflects the significant advances that have been made in the study of neuroendocrinology over the last twenty years. The text examines the importance of the hypothalamus in regulating hormone secretion from the ... Read more

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  • Springer Handbook of Acoustics

    by W.M. Hartmann, F. Dunn, D.M. Campbell, N.H. Fletcher ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Acoustics, the science of sound, has developed into a broad interdisciplinary field encompassing the academic disciplines of physics, engineering, psychology, speech, audiology, music, architecture, physiology, neuroscience and others. Here is an unparalleled modern handbook reflecting this richly interdisciplinary nature edited by one of the acknowledged masters in the field, Thomas Rossing ... Read more

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  • Behavioral Neurobiology of Aging

    Edited by Marie-Christine Pardon, Mark W. Bondi ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This volume discusses the current state of research findings related to healthy brain aging by integrating human clinical studies and translational research in animal models. Several chapters offer a unique overview of successful aging, age-related cognitive decline and its associated structural and functional brain changes, as well as how these changes are influenced by reproductive aging. ... Read more

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  • The Mouse in Biomedical Research

    Diseases

    by Stephen Barthold, Muriel Davisson, Christian E. Newcomer, Fred W. Quimby, Abigail Smith, James G. Fox ...
    Series Book 2 - American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
    Diseases, the second volume in the four volume set, The Mouse in Biomedical Research, departs from the first edition, by discussing specific disease causing microorganisms, rather than the format used in the first edition which discussed infectious diseases affecting specific organs and tissues. As such, the volume consists of 26 chapters subdivided into RNA viruses and DNA viruses, as well as ... Read more

    $238.99 CAD