Sensory Systems of Animals

Sensory Systems of Animals, 1, 2024 is a comprehensive biology reference published by CRC Press. Description By Mark Hollins Perception in animals is a fascinating and challenging subject that calls to students from many disciplines. The aim of this book is to provide a knowledge base and unifying perspective on the field that will enable beginning researchers to chart their own course within it.

Key Features

- Perception in animals is a fascinating and challenging subject that calls to students from many disciplines
- The aim of this book is to provide a knowledge base and unifying perspective on the field that will enable beginning researchers to chart their own course within it
- The author describes, in a systematic but engaging way, the sensory systems of humans and other vertebrates, as well as arthropods and molluscs
- Why is it important to understand the senses of animals?
- One reason is that human activities are changing the perceptual world of animals in ways that expose them to danger
- From bright outdoor lighting disorienting migrating birds to human sonar driving whales to beach themselves; it is becoming increasingly important to find ways to reduce such…
- This will require big changes in human behavior, and greater understanding of how animals react, physiologically and behaviorally, to anthropogenic changes in their environment

Product Details

Publisher: CRC Press
Edition: 1
Published Year: 2024
Format: Publisher PDF
File Size: 27.6 MB
ISBN: 978-1032423289, 9781040117583, 9781032423319, 9781040117545, 9781003362319