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The Sensory Ecology of Birds
Graham R. Martin
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Description for The Sensory Ecology of Birds
Hardback. This is the first integrated synthesis of avian sensory ecology, explaining the broad principles and taking the reader into the sensory world of birds from an evolutionary and ecological perspective. Series: Oxford Avian Biology. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: PSVS; PSVW6. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 662.
Birds are renowned for their exceptional vision and the way that this enables them to survive and navigate the world in such a unique way. However, it is now recognised that avian behaviour is guided by information drawn from many different senses which are then used in integrated and complementary ways to answer the many different sensory challenges posed by specific environments and particular tasks. Understanding how sensory information is used by birds has important applications in conservation, such as providing vital insights into why birds are prone to collisions with structures like power lines and ... Read more
Birds are renowned for their exceptional vision and the way that this enables them to survive and navigate the world in such a unique way. However, it is now recognised that avian behaviour is guided by information drawn from many different senses which are then used in integrated and complementary ways to answer the many different sensory challenges posed by specific environments and particular tasks. Understanding how sensory information is used by birds has important applications in conservation, such as providing vital insights into why birds are prone to collisions with structures like power lines and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Oxford Avian Biology
Condition
New
Weight
661g
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199694532
SKU
V9780199694532
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Ref
99-2
About Graham R. Martin
Graham R. Martin spent most of his career at the University of Birmingham, ending with a personal chair in Avian Sensory Science, in the School of Biosciences. The focus of his teaching was sensory science and animal behaviour, and he founded and led the only MSc programme in Ornithology in Europe. Over his career he has published papers on the ... Read more
Reviews for The Sensory Ecology of Birds
Everyone should read this book, they will almost certainly regard birds with a new sense of wonder and respect, with better insights into what the world is really like for them.
Rob Robinson, British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)
The Sensory Ecology of Birds is a timely, integrative, and valuable book that should be on the reading list of ... Read more
Rob Robinson, British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)
The Sensory Ecology of Birds is a timely, integrative, and valuable book that should be on the reading list of ... Read more