Cephalopod Behaviour

Informationen zum Autor Roger T. Hanlon is a Senior Scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Brown University, Rhode Island. An expert scuba diver, he studies the behaviour of cephalopods across the globe and has showcased his research in over forty television programmes, including for the BBC, NOVA, Discovery Channel and National Geographic. John B. Messenger is a Zoologist interested in sensory physiology and the neural bases of animal behaviour. He has taught at the University of Cambridge, Università degli Studi di Napoli and the University of Sheffield, and has studied living cephalopods in several marine stations, including Banyuls-sur-Mer, Ine (Japan), Naples, Plymouth and Woods Hole. Klappentext A fully updated overview of the causation, function, development and evolution of cephalopod behaviour, richly illustrated in full colour. Zusammenfassung As the study of cephalopod behaviour continues to fascinate biologists! this second edition reviews data from more than five hundred papers published since the original 1996 volume. Extensively illustrated! it discusses the causation! function! development and evolution of cephalopod behaviour! inviting students to explore the subject further. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Senses, effectors and the brain; 3. Body patterning and colour change; 4. Feeding and foraging; 5. Defence; 6. Reproductive behaviour; 7. Communication; 8. The development of behaviour, learning and cognition; 9. Ecological aspects of behaviour; 10. Nautilus; 11. Synthesis: brains, behaviour and the future.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Roger Hanlon, Roger Messenger Hanlon, Roger T. Hanlon, John Messenger, John B. Messenger, John B. (University of Cambridge) Messenger
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9780521723701
• ISBN: 978-0-521-72370-1
• Dimensioni: 188 mm x 245 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Zoologia; Meeresbiologie, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Meeresbiologie - Meeresforschung, Biologie / Meeresbiologie, Tier / Verhalten, Psychologie, Englische Bücher / Naturwissenschaften / Biologie, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Invertebrates, Animal behaviour, Ethology and animal behaviour, Molluscs, Molluscs (malacology)