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Nature's Compass: The Mystery of Animal Navigation (Science Essentials)

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作者: 著 , 著
出版社: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691140452
定价: 361.90
装帧: 精装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 312页
正文语种: 英语
丛书: Science Essentials
分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>小说
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  • Weknowthatanimalscrossmilesofwater,land,andskywithpinpointprecisiononadailybasis.Butitisonlyinrecentyearsthatscientistshavelearnedhowtheseastoundingfeatsofnavigationareactuallyaccomplished.Withcolorfulandthoroughdetail,Nature'sCompassexplorestheremarkablemethodsbywhichanimalsfindtheirwaybothnearhomeandaroundtheglobe.NotedbiologistJamesGouldandpopularsciencewriterCarolGoulddelveintotheelegantstrategiesandfail-safebackupsystems,theinvisiblesensitivitiesandmysteriousforces,andincrediblementalabilitiesusedbyfamiliarandrarespecies,astheyinvestigateamultitudeofnavigationstrategies,fromthesimpletotheastonishing.
    TheGouldsdiscusshowanimalsnavigate,withoutinstrumentsandtraining,atalevelfarbeyondhumantalents.Theyexplainhowanimalsmeasuretimeandshowhowthefragilemonarchbutterflyemploysaninternalclock,calendar,compass,andmaptocommenceandmeasurethetwo-thousand-mileannualjourneytoMexico--allwithabrainthatweighsonlyafewthousandthsofanounce.Theylookathoneybeesandhowtheyrelyonthesunandmentalmapstolocatelandmarkssuchasnestsandflowers.Andtheyexaminewhetherlong-distancemigrants,suchasthehomingpigeon,dependonaglobalpositioningsystemtoletthemknowwheretheyare.Ultimately,theauthorsaskifthedisruptionofmigratorypathsthroughhabitatdestructionandglobalwarmingisaffectingandendangeringanimalspecies.
    Providingacomprehensivepictureofanimalnavigationandmigration,Nature'sCompassdecodesthemysteriesofthisextraordinaryaspectofnaturalbehavior.
  • 内容简介:
    Weknowthatanimalscrossmilesofwater,land,andskywithpinpointprecisiononadailybasis.Butitisonlyinrecentyearsthatscientistshavelearnedhowtheseastoundingfeatsofnavigationareactuallyaccomplished.Withcolorfulandthoroughdetail,Nature'sCompassexplorestheremarkablemethodsbywhichanimalsfindtheirwaybothnearhomeandaroundtheglobe.NotedbiologistJamesGouldandpopularsciencewriterCarolGoulddelveintotheelegantstrategiesandfail-safebackupsystems,theinvisiblesensitivitiesandmysteriousforces,andincrediblementalabilitiesusedbyfamiliarandrarespecies,astheyinvestigateamultitudeofnavigationstrategies,fromthesimpletotheastonishing.
    TheGouldsdiscusshowanimalsnavigate,withoutinstrumentsandtraining,atalevelfarbeyondhumantalents.Theyexplainhowanimalsmeasuretimeandshowhowthefragilemonarchbutterflyemploysaninternalclock,calendar,compass,andmaptocommenceandmeasurethetwo-thousand-mileannualjourneytoMexico--allwithabrainthatweighsonlyafewthousandthsofanounce.Theylookathoneybeesandhowtheyrelyonthesunandmentalmapstolocatelandmarkssuchasnestsandflowers.Andtheyexaminewhetherlong-distancemigrants,suchasthehomingpigeon,dependonaglobalpositioningsystemtoletthemknowwheretheyare.Ultimately,theauthorsaskifthedisruptionofmigratorypathsthroughhabitatdestructionandglobalwarmingisaffectingandendangeringanimalspecies.
    Providingacomprehensivepictureofanimalnavigationandmigration,Nature'sCompassdecodesthemysteriesofthisextraordinaryaspectofnaturalbehavior.
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