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This modern textbook of sensory ecology provides an introduction to the key ideas, theories, and examples, describes how sensory systems work, and explores the links between the senses, animal signals, behaviour, and evolution. It also tackles mechanistic and functional questions, integrating theore...

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Main Author: Stevens, Martin, 1982-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Animal ecophysiology.
Animal behavior.
Evolution (Biology)
Adaptation (Physiology)
Behavior, Animal
Adaptation, Physiological
Sensory Thresholds
Ecological and Environmental Phenomena
Animaux > Écophysiologie.
Animaux > Mœurs et comportement.
Adaptation (Physiologie)
ecology.
animal behaviour.
senses.
physiological functions.
communication between animals.
sense organs.
evolution.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Animal behavior
Animal ecophysiology
Sinnesorgan
Öko-Ethologie
Evolution
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This modern textbook of sensory ecology provides an introduction to the key ideas, theories, and examples, describes how sensory systems work, and explores the links between the senses, animal signals, behaviour, and evolution. It also tackles mechanistic and functional questions, integrating theoretical and empirical work.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 247 pages) : color illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191651465
019165146X
9781283943833
1283943832
0191774782
9780191774782