Secret worlds : the extraordinary senses of animals

Secret worlds : the extraordinary senses of animals / Martin Stevens.

Martin Stevens explores the extraordinary variety of senses in the animal kingdom, and discusses the cutting-edge science that is shedding light on these secret worlds. Our senses of vision, smell, taste, hearing, and touch are essential for us to respond to threats, communicate and interact with th...

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Main Author: Stevens, Martin, 1982- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Animal behavior.
Senses and sensation.
Animals > Adaptation.
Evolution (Biology)
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General.
Animals > Adaptation
Animal behavior
Senses and sensation
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. A Plethora of Senses
  • 2. Singing Rats and Sonar Bats
  • 3. For My Eyes Only
  • 4. Electric Attraction
  • 5. Stars of the Tactile World
  • 6. Smelling in Stereo
  • 7. Homing Turtles and Animal Magnetism
  • 8. Sensing in the Anthropocene

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