Bird brain : an exploration of avian intelligence / Dr. Nathan Emery ; with a foreword by Frans de W...
Bird brain : an exploration of avian intelligence / Dr. Nathan Emery ; with a foreword by Frans de W...
Bird brain : an exploration of avian intelligence / Dr. Nathan Emery ; with a foreword by Frans de Waal.
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2016.
Call Numbers
GQ 2016/570
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 26 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
From birdbrain to feathered ape -- Where did I hide that worm? -- Getting the message across -- Feathered friends (and enemies) -- The right tool for the job -- Know thyself and others -- No longer birdbrains.
Publication information
Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2016.
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
2016.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a "birdbrain." Yet in the past two decades, the study of avian intelligence has witnessed dramatic advances. From a time when birds were seen as simple instinct machines responding only to stimuli in their external worlds, we now kn...
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Full title
Bird brain : an exploration of avian intelligence / Dr. Nathan Emery ; with a foreword by Frans de Waal.
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Simultaneously published by Ivy Press, Lewes, East Sussex, UK.
"This book was conceived, designed and produced by Ivy Press"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-188) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2016.
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GQ 2016/570
Record Identifier
74VKVP0M8ZGA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVP0M8ZGA
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ISBN
0691165173
9780691165172
DDC
598.15/13
MMS ID
991023996119302626
