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Sensory Ecology, Behaviour, and Evolution
Throughout their lives, animals must complete many tasks, from finding food, avoiding predators, and attracting mates to navigating through the environment. To do so, they must gather and use a range of information from the world around them and from other individuals. For this, animals have evolved a staggering diversity of sensory organs that are both fundamental to survival and reproduction and shape much of evolution and behaviour. Sensory ecology deals with how animals acquire, process, and use information in behaviour and many other aspects of their lives, and the importance of this in evolution. This book is an introduction to sensory ecology, covering the various sensory modalities across all taxonomic groups. Rather than treating each sensory modality separately, they are discussed together from a behavioural and evolutionary approach with the aim of illustrating key principles and differences across modalities and taxonomic groups. Not only does sensory ecology deal with how the senses work and their use in behaviour, but recent work has also dealt more with the role of sensory systems in evolutionary change, as well as new developments in molecular biology and phylogenetics. The book begins with an introduction to the concepts of information and behaviour, followed by a discussion of the sensory systems that exist, how they work, and features of nerve cells and circuits. It then discusses key issues in communication, and the role of sensory systems and information in larger scale evolutionary processes, such as coevolution and speciation. Throughout the book, examples are given from various modalities and taxonomic groups, relating to diverse areas ranging from anti-predator strategies, foraging, and mate choice to navigation.
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My encyclopedia of baby animals
In the pages of My Encyclopedia of Baby Animals, kids will meet cubs, joeys, piglets, chicks, calves, and more. They'll read about how these wild ones are born and the different phases of life that bring them to adulthood.
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Nothing at All
“Nothing at All” is the name of an orphaned puppy living with his two brothers until two children come to adopt them. Unfortunately, Nothing at All gets inadvertently left behind—not out of cruelty, but because he is invisible!
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Hello, baby animals
\"Playful hints help readers guess the identities of 14 adorable baby animals.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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We love babies
\"This hilarious picture book with rollicking, rhyming text reads like a crowd-pleasing call, pumping up readers' excitement for the cutest baby animals ever. Illustrated with lively National Geographic photography , We Love Babies! presents furred, feathered, and finned baby animals of all shapes and sizes. Whimsical cartoon cheerleaders add to the fun, popping up throughout the book to lead fans in the irresistible refrain: \"We love babies, yes we do, we love babies, how about you?\"-- Publisher's description.
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