The genius of birds / Jennifer Ackerman ; illustrations by John Burgoyne.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594205217
- ISBN: 1594205213
- Physical Description: 340 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-327) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: The Genius of Birds -- From Dodo to Crow: Taking the Measure of a Bird Mind -- The Bird Way: The Avian Brain Revisited -- Boffins: Technical Wizardry -- Twitter: Social Savvy -- Four Hundred Tongues: Vocal Virtuosity -- The Bird Artist: Aesthetic Aptitude -- A Mapping Mind: Spatial (and Temporal Ingenuity) -- Sparrowville: Adaptive Genius -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. |
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Subject: | Birds > Behavior. Birds > Psychology. Birds. Animal intelligence. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | 598 Acke (Text) | 33294001963776 | Adult Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |