An overview of what biologists have learned about the mechanisms underlying a wide variety of avian behaviors, ranging from feeding, sex, and migration to complex cognition and sociality-- From two avian neurobiologists, a captivating de...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 01-Jun-2025, Other book format, Leidėjas: MIT Press, ISBN-13: 9780262383615)
An overview of what biologists have learned about the mechanisms underlying a wide variety of avian behaviors, ranging from feeding, sex, and migration to complex cognition and sociality-- From two avian neurobiologists, a captivating de...Daugiau...
Could your pet help you with your math homework? Discover how amazing animals use number sense in this fun and fact-filled investigation.Animals know a lot more about numbers than you might think. Guppies can tell large numbers from sm...Daugiau...
This is the first book of its kind to bring together a diverse set of human and nonhuman animal researchers to explore neurobehavioral trait dimensions with optimal relevance to mental illness: threat sensitivity, reward sensitivity,...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 14-Mar-2025, Hardback, Leidėjas: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198928072)
The scientific study of animal minds is difficult. This book examines the most significant reasons this is so: seven challenges for the science to overcome. Researchers are aware of these challenges, but few take any of them head-on, and none address...Daugiau...
First published in 1997, Primate Cognition was a groundbreaking and highly successful book that set the agenda for a new field of study. This second edition provides an extended and up-to-date survey of the field, divided into two volumes. Fi...Daugiau...
Drawing on our growing knowledge of animal cognition, this book provides a critical analysis of the use of animals in the legal regime and practice of toxicity testing. Although animal abuse has become a major issue, animal testing remains largely i...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 27-Aug-2024, Hardback, Leidėjas: Random House Inc, ISBN-13: 9780593231326)
When husband and wife scientists Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods fell in love with a trained service dog named Congo, they wanted to understand what made him such a great companion. Given that there hadnt been a large-scale study of puppy development...Daugiau...
In this book, the major and at the same time most difficult questions of comparative cognition research - here called the sextet of animal intelligence - are presented using good examples, discussed in all their facets and finally answered with du...Daugiau...
Explore the mind of a bee and learn what drives its behavior.Have you ever observed a bee up close and wondered what was going on inside its head? Like ours, insects brains take up most of the space in their heads, but their brains...Daugiau...
This volume provides a broad overview of some cutting-edge philosophical topics of growing interest at the juncture between cognitive science and biology. The main goal is not to integrate the variety of approaches into a single account, but rather t...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 07-May-2024, Hardback, Leidėjas: MIT Kids Press, ISBN-13: 9781536230017)
Filled with hands-on activities for readers to challenge their own math skills, this fascinating study of amazing animals who can count and how scientists study their number-sense includes colorful photos, sidebars and fun facts. Simultaneous eBook....Daugiau...
Nature author Marianne Taylors The Animal Mind is a fascinating exploration of animal intelligence and emotion, with thought-provoking essays, surprising insights, and breathtaking images by leading photographers Joel Sartore, Melissa Groo...Daugiau...
This Element shows how researchers address the question that has received much attention in the field of comparative cognition: Do animals reason about unobservable variables like force and mental states? It argues that studies on animal minds woul...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 04-Apr-2024, Hardback, Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781009517867)
This Element shows how researchers address the question that has received much attention in the field of comparative cognition: Do animals reason about unobservable variables like force and mental states? It argues that studies on animal minds woul...Daugiau...
Experts from psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, ecology, and evolutionary biology assess the field of animal cognition.Do animals have cognitive maps? Do they possess knowledge? Do they plan for the future? Do they understand that o...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 13-Feb-2024, Hardback, Leidėjas: Orca Book Publishers, ISBN-13: 9781459834156)
Filled with full-color photos throughout, this exploration of how animals think introduces readers to the scientists studying their cognitive abilities who reveal a wide variety of species that have unique personalities, impressive memories, counting...Daugiau...
(Išleidimo metai: 07-Dec-2023, Hardback, Leidėjas: William Morrow, ISBN-13: 9780358674306)
The creator of the wildly popular TikTok account WhatAboutBunny discusses life with her dog Bunny who can communicate using over 100 buttons programmed to say different words and phrases. 40,000 first printing. Illustrations. Alexis Devine,...Daugiau...
