Sensory exotica : a world beyond human experience / Howard C. Hughes.
Sensory exotica : a world beyond human experience / Howard C. Hughes.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press, c1999.
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N573.8/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 345 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Prologue: Perceptions, Misperceptions, and Egocentrism -- 2. The Discovery -- 3. The Bat Call -- 4. Processing the Echo - The Sonar Receiver -- 5. Variations on a Theme: Sonar Beneath the Seas -- 6. A Different Kind of Sonar Transmitter: The Dolphin Call -- 7. The Dolphin's Sonar Receiver -- 8. M...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press, c1999.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
"The book is divided into four parts: biosonar, biological compasses, electroreception, and the scents of attraction. Although it is filled with fascinating descriptions of animal sensitivities - the sonar system of a bat, for example, rivals that of the most sophisticated human-made devices - the author's goal is to explain the anatomical and phys...
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Sensory exotica : a world beyond human experience / Howard C. Hughes.
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A Bradford book.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c1999.
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N573.8/3
Record Identifier
74VvWybw2vGO
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ISBN
0262082799 (hc. : alk. paper)
9780262082792 :
0262082799 :
9780262082792 (hc. : alk. paper)
DDC
573.8
MMS ID
991012102489702626
