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Author : Jody Sullivan Rake
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781491401675
"Explores various extreme mammal adaptations throughout the world, including caracals, mongooses, and bulldog bats"--
Author : Emily Hudd
Publisher : Capstone Press
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781543571769
Do you love rodents? Did you know that there's a rodent with no fur? Read this book to learn about the naked mole rat's amazing adaptations.
Author : Kenneth Catania
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691228471
Presents an entertaining and engaging look at some of nature's most remarkable creatures ... Shows not only how studying these animals can provide deep insights into how life evolved, but also how scientific discovery can be filled with adventure and fun--Adapted from cover.
Author : Marcia Zappa
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781629698106
Ever heard of a mole with tentacles on its nose? This book will delight young readers as they learn what makes the star-nosed mole one of the world's weirdest animals. Basic information is covered, such as predators, prey, habitat, life cycle, senses, and conservation status. Table of contents, diagram, map, fun facts, facts page, glossary, and index included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of ABDO Publishing.
Author : Michael S. Gazzaniga
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 1468 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0262071959
This second edition reflects the many advances that have taken place in this field, particularly in imaging and recording techniques. The majority of the chapters in this edition of "The Cognitive Neurosciences" are new, and those from the first edition have been rewritten and updated.
Author : Lisa Owings
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781612118543
Have you ever wondered what life would be like with 22 tentacles on the end of your nose? Well, you probably do now. Find out how the star-nosed mole uses its nose to find food underground, and even sniff underwater, in this title for young readers.
Author : Wendy Perkins
Publisher : Amicus Ink
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 168152192X
Sea cucumbers? Flying dragons? Students will be shocked and amazed by these unusual creatures! Amazing photographs and informative text provide reading practice and enjoyable learning for elementary readers on eight unique animals. The inclusion of fun facts and additional resources ensure that every curious kid's questions will be answered. A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about star-nosed moles. Readers learn about their underground habitat, feeding habits, their ultra-sensitive nose tentacles, and modes of survival. Includes fun facts, table of contents, glossary, further resources, and index.
Author : Jackie Higgins
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781982156572
Perfect for fans of The Soul of an Octopus and The Genius of Birds, this “masterpiece of science and nature writing” (The Washington Post) explores how we process the world around us through the lens of the incredible sensory capabilities of thirteen animals, revealing that we are not limited to merely five senses. There is a scientific revolution stirring in the field of human perception. Research has shown that the extraordinary sensory powers of our animal friends can help us better understand the same powers that lie dormant within us. From the harlequin mantis shrimp with its ability to see a vast range of colors, to the bloodhound and its hundreds of millions of scent receptors; from the orb-weaving spider whose eyes recognize not only space but time, to the cheetah whose ears are responsible for its perfect agility, these astonishing animals hold the key to better understanding how we make sense of the world around us. “An appealingly written, enlightening, and sometimes eerie journey into the extraordinary possibilities for the human senses” (Kirkus Reviews, starred), Sentient will change the way you look at humanity.
Author : Donna Naughton,Canadian Museum of Nature
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 985 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781442644830
"The selection of species to include in this book was based on two principles: 1. Those that in recent times had a viable, naturally occurring wild population in Canada, its continental islands, or in the marine waters of its continental shelf ... [and] 2. Species introduced into Canada by humans"--P. xiv.
Author : Elsa Panciroli
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781472983978
For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last 20 years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story. In Beasts Before Us, palaeontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergence of the mammal lineage, Synapsida, beginning at their murky split from the reptiles in the Carboniferous period, over three-hundred million years ago. They made the world theirs long before the rise of dinosaurs. Travelling forward into the Permian and then Triassic periods, we learn how our ancient mammal ancestors evolved from large hairy beasts with accelerating metabolisms to exploit miniaturisation, which was key to unlocking the traits that define mammals as we now know them. Elsa criss-crosses the globe to explore the sites where discoveries are being made and meet the people who make them. In Scotland, she traverses the desert dunes of prehistoric Moray, where quarry workers unearthed the footprints of Permian creatures from before the time of dinosaurs. In South Africa, she introduces us to animals, once called 'mammal-like reptiles', that gave scientists the first hints that our furry kin evolved from a lineage of egg-laying burrowers. In China, new, complete fossilised skeletons reveal mammals that were gliders, shovel-pawed Jurassic moles, and flat-tailed swimmers. This book radically reframes the narrative of our mammalian ancestors and provides a counterpoint to the stereotypes of mighty dinosaur overlords and cowering little mammals. It turns out the earliest mammals weren't just precursors, they were pioneers.
Author : Gail Terp
Publisher : Bolt
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Star-nosed mole
ISBN : 1644664933
"Star-nosed moles are animals unlike any other, and curious and reluctant readers alike will be captivated by these exceptional creatures' life cycle, habitats, diet, and threats to survival through carefully leveled text, detailed infographics that emphasize visual literacy, and engaging, colorful photography"--
Author : Terry Vaughan,James Ryan,Nicholas Czaplewski
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 770 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-04-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780763762995
"Newly revised and extensively updated, the fifth edition of Mammalogy explains and clarifies the subject of mammalian biology as a unified whole, taking care to discuss the latest and most fascinating discoveries in the field. In recent years we witnessed significant changes in the taxonomy of mammals. The authors kept pace with such changes and revised each chapter to reflect the most current data and statistics available. New pedagogical elements, including chapter outlines, lists of key morphological characteristics, and further reading sections, help readers grasp the most important concepts and explore additional content on their own." --Book Jacket.
Author : J. Frances Kamhi,Sara Arganda Carreras,Mathieu Lihoreau
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9782832532652
Animal groups often display striking collective organization, which relies on social interactions. These interactions require neural substrates supporting the exchange of information among individuals and the processing of this information. The social brain hypothesis, suggested from neuroanatomical findings in primates, posits that increasing levels of sociality involve a higher investment in neural tissue to cope with social information. However, distributed cognition and swarm intelligence might alleviate the cognitive load on the individuals, and potentially reduce their neural requirements. Research on social insects, which are an exemplar of collective action, has so far produced mixed results. Individual cognition and collective action have received a lot of attention, and much progress has been done in each of those fields; however, much less is understood about how the two interact. Our goal is to aggregate theoretical and experimental research exploring the links between the complexity of individual and collective behaviors. Experimental research testing the social brain hypothesis showed little support for a general explanation across the animal kingdom. The relationship between the cognitive abilities of animals and their social interactions are much more complex than previously thought, and tackling this problem requires a better knowledge of the fundamental mechanisms underpinning socio-cognitive tasks. What is the information used by the animals during social interactions? How much information is necessary? How many neurons and which neural circuits are required for processing this information? What neural connections are important? Do these social interactions involve memory formation? How do the cognitive requirements and neural circuits vary between group members? Answering these questions will bring considerable insights into the cognitive complexity involved for social and collective behaviors. It will also advance our understanding of inter-individual cognitive variability and division of labor in most socially advanced species. This Research Topic will be a unique forum for researchers from different fields (neurogenetics, neuro-ethology, evolutionary ecology, cognitive ecology, collective animal behavior, computational modeling) working on different species to present up to date advances on the physiological correlates of social behavior and delineate future directions for the field of social neuroethology. We welcome contributions on any aspect of the cognitive requirements of social and collective behaviors, from molecular, cellular, and circuit level approaches to how individuals contribute to group action at the behavioral level. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to, studies on the neural underpinnings of division of labor, neuromodulation or neurogenetics of social behaviors, the neural circuits and neuroanatomical basis of group action, and how social signals affect learning and behavior. We encourage submissions that present original research and review evidence or compare data from multiple species. We hope to include work from different disciplines and on a wide range of species, including model, non-model, and wild animals, with the aim of gaining insight into the patterns of neural investment in individual cognition
Author : Terry R. J. Bossomaier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780521812665
Examines the way the brain processes information from each sense in the context of virtual reality and computer games.
Author : Robyn Grant,Pavel M. Itskov, Blythe Towal,Tony J. Prescott
Publisher : Frontiers E-books
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9782889192489
Active touch can be described as the control of the position and movement of tactile sensing systems to facilitate information gain. In other words, it is finding out about the world by reaching out and exploring—sensing by ‘touching’ as opposed to ‘being touched’. In this Research Topic (with cross-posting in both Behavioural Neuroscience and Neurorobotics) we welcomed articles from junior researchers on any aspect of active touch. We were especially interested in articles on the behavioral, physiological and neuronal underpinnings of active touch in a range of species (including humans) for submission to Frontiers in Behavioural Neuroscience. We also welcomed articles describing robotic systems with biomimetic or bio-inspired tactile sensing systems for publication in Frontiers in Neurorobotics.