Bird sense : what it's like to be a bird
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Walker & Co., 2012.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
ISBN
9780802779663, 0802779662
Physical Desc
xxii, 265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Status
CASHMERE PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Published
New York : Walker & Co., 2012.
Format
Book
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780802779663, 0802779662
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Looks at the adaptive significance of bird behavior. A lifetime spent in ornithological research and old-fashioned bird-watching has convinced the author that "we have consistently underestimated what goes on in a bird's head." He describes how using the latest available tools, neurobiologists have uncovered new aspects of bird perception--e.g., the fact that female birds that see in the ultraviolet range chose mates on the basis of characteristics we can't directly perceive such as plumage markings. Even more fascinating, Birkhead explains that some birds "tend to use their right eye for close-up activities like feeding and the left eye for more distant activities such as scanning for predators." Another unexpected discovery which he hopes may prove relevant to the treatment of neuro-degenerative brain disease in humans is the plasticity of the brains of birds that live in temperate regions.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Birkhead, T. (2012). Bird sense : what it's like to be a bird (First U.S. edition.). Walker & Co..
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Birkhead, Tim. 2012. Bird Sense : What It's Like to Be a Bird. Walker & Co.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Birkhead, Tim. Bird Sense : What It's Like to Be a Bird Walker & Co, 2012.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Birkhead, Tim. Bird Sense : What It's Like to Be a Bird First U.S. edition., Walker & Co., 2012.
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