Complex Worlds from Simpler Nervous Systems

Prete, Frederick R. [1948- ]; editor:

Published by MIT Press (2004), Cambridge [MA], 2004

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orig.cloth Minor rubbing. Small ink-mark to bottom page-edge. VG. 16pp color plates 23x18cm, xx,436 pp Contains 11 papers. Includes: D.P. Harland & R.R. Jackson "Portia Perception: The Umwelt of an Araneophagic Jumping Spider"; S. Zhang & M. Srinivasan "Exploration of a Cognitive Capacity in Honeybees: Higher Functions Emerge from a Small Brain"; K. Kral & F.R. Prete "In the Mind of a Hunter: The Visual World of the Praying Mantis"; J.-P. Ewert "Motion Perception Shapes the Visual World of Amphibians"; L. Chittka & H. Wells " Color Vision in Bees: Mechanisms, Ecology & Evolution"; K. Srikawa; et al. "Color Vision & Retinal Organization in Butterflies"; T. Hariyama " Seasonal Variation in the Visual World of Crayfish"; T.W. Cronin & J. marshall "The Unique Visual World of Mantis Shrimps"; I.G. Gleadall & N. Shashar "The Octopus's Garden: The Visual World of Cephalopods"; C. Comer &V. Leung "The Vigilance of the Hunted: Mechanosensory-Visual Integration in Insect Prey"; M.J. van Staaden; et al: "A Novel Approach to Hearing: The Acoustic World of Pneumorid Grasshoppers". Minor rubbing. Small ink-mark to bottom page-edge. VG.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Complex Worlds from Simpler Nervous Systems
• Publisher: MIT Press (2004), Cambridge [MA]
• Publication Date: 2004
• Binding: Hardcover