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“tim caro”

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  • Zebra Stripes

    by Tim Caro ...
    From eminent biologists like Alfred Russel Wallace and Charles Darwin to famous authors such as Rudyard Kipling in his Just So Stories, many people have asked, "Why do zebras have stripes?" There are many explanations, but until now hardly any have been seriously addressed or even tested. In Zebra Stripes, Tim Caro takes readers through a decade of painstaking fieldwork examining the significance ... Read more

    $22.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Conservation by Proxy

    Indicator, Umbrella, Keystone, Flagship, and Other Surrogate Species

    by Tim Caro ...
    The vast scope of conservation problems has forced biologists and managers to rely on "surrogate" species to serve as shortcuts to guide their decision making. These species-known by a host of different terms, including indicator, umbrella, and flagship species-act as proxies to represent larger conservation issues, such as the location of biodiversity hotspots or general ecosystem health ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

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    How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us

    by Ed Yong ...
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  • The Genius of Birds

    by Jennifer Ackerman ...
    **“Lovely, celebratory. For all the belittling of ‘bird brains,’ [Ackerman] shows them to be uniquely impressive machines . . .” —New York Times Book Review“A lyrical testimony to the wonders of avian intelligence.” —Scientific AmericanAn award-winning science writer tours the globe to reveal what makes birds capable of such extraordinary feats of mental prowess**Birds are astonishingly ... Read more

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  • Bird Sense

    What It's Like to Be a Bird

    by Tim Birkhead ...
    What is it like to be a swift, flying at over one hundred kilometres an hour? Or a kiwi, plodding flightlessly among the humid undergrowth in the pitch dark of a New Zealand night? And what is going on inside the head of a nightingale as it sings, and how does its brain improvise?Bird Sense addresses questions like these and many more, by describing the senses of birds that enable them to ... Read more

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  • Bird Minds

    Cognition and Behaviour of Australian Native Birds

    by Gisela Kaplan ...
    In her comprehensive and carefully crafted book, Gisela Kaplan demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be. She describes complex behaviours such as grieving, deception, problem solving and the use of tools. Many Australian birds cooperate and defend each other, and exceptional ones go fishing by throwing breadcrumbs in the water, extract poisonous parts from prey and use ... Read more

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  • Why Do Birds Do That?

    by Grainne Cleary ...
    An entrancing, informative book filled with answers to many of the common questions we ask about birds and their lives.For thousands of years birds have fascinated us. We've observed what they do - their behaviours, their characteristics, their survival skills, the food they eat and their habitats - and wondered why they do it.Why Do Birds Do That? answers many of these often-asked questions, such ... Read more

    $13.79 USD

  • Bats Sing, Mice Giggle

    The Surprising Science of Animals' Inner Lives

    by Jagmeet Kanwal, Karen Shanor ...
    "Bats Sing, Mice Giggle" tracks many years of research by hundreds of scientists that reveals how wild animals, as well as pets, have inner, secret lives of which until recently - although many animal lovers will have instinctively believed it - we have had little proof. The authors show how animal 'friends' stay in touch, and how they warn and help each other in times of danger; how some animals ... Read more

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  • The Voices of Nature

    How and Why Animals Communicate

    by Nicolas Mathevon ...
    Songs, barks, roars, hoots, squeals, and growls: exploring the mysteries of how animals communicate by soundWhat is the meaning of a bird’s song, a baboon’s bark, an owl’s hoot, or a dolphin’s clicks? In The Voices of Nature, Nicolas Mathevon explores the mysteries of animal sound. Putting readers in the middle of animal soundscapes that range from the steamy heat of the Amazon jungle to the icy ... Read more

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  • Dragonflies

    by Philip Corbet, Stephen Brooks ...
    Series Book 106 - Collins New Naturalist Library
    Dragonflies are among the most ancient of living creatures – few insect groups fascinate as much or are more immediately recognisable.In this seminal new work, Philip Corbet and Stephen Brooks examine the behaviour, ecology and distribution of dragonflies in Britain and Ireland, placing emphasis on the insects' habitats and also on measures needed to conserve them.Published in 1960 – with Philip ... Read more

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  • Animal Behavior

    by Michael D. Breed, Janice Moore ...
    Animal Behavior, Second Edition, covers the broad sweep of animal behavior from its neurological underpinnings to the importance of behavior in conservation. The authors, Michael Breed and Janice Moore, bring almost 60 years of combined experience as university professors to this textbook, much of that teaching animal behavior. An entire chapter is devoted to the vibrant new field of behavior and ... Read more

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  • Nature Is Never Silent

    by Madlen Ziege ...
    Translated by Alexandra Roesch ...
    For readers of Entangled Life and The Hidden Life of Trees, a fascinating journey into the world of plants and animals, and the ways they communicate with each other.In forests, fields, and even gardens, there is a constant exchange of information going on. Animals and plants must communicate with one another to survive, but they also tell lies, set traps, talk to themselves, and speak to each ... Read more

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