Bird Minds: Cognition and Behaviour of Australian Native by Gisela Kaplan
By Gisela Kaplan
Bird Minds is the 1st try and shine a severe and clinical mild at the cognitive behaviour of Australian land birds. during this attention-grabbing quantity, the writer additionally offers contemporary alterations in our figuring out of the avian mind and hyperlinks those to existence histories and toughness.
Following on from Gisela’s well-received books, Australian Magpie and Tawny Frogmouth, in addition to previous titles on birds, fowl Minds contends that the original and infrequently tricky stipulations of Australia's setting were an important for the evolution of bizarre complexities in avian cognition and behavior.
This e-book is written for a basic viewers, specially novice ornithologists and naturalists however it will both attract experts in chook behaviour and scholars operating in biology, comparative psychology, cognitive ecology, box ornithology, zoology, aviculture and animal welfare. it's going to even be of pursuits to veterinarians, zoo team of workers, fowl fans and participants of alternative teams interested in birds.
Recipient of a 2016 Whitley Award commendation for Behavioural Zoology
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