Jelle Atema Sensory Biology Of Aquatic and 12 similar items

Sensory Biology of Aquatic Animals Edited by Jelle Atema, Richard R. Fay, Arthur N. Popper, and William N. Tavolga New York: Springer-Verlag, (1988). First edition. A collection of 34 scientific papers presented at the International Conference on the Sensory Biology of Aquatic Animals, held on June 24-28, 1985 at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida. Presentations deal with several cutting-edge sensory modalities employed by a wide variety of animal species in extracting information from the aquatic environment. Some of the multidisciplinary papers included are: "Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Signals in the Aquatic Environment", "Hydrodynamic and Acoustic Field Detection", "The Diversity of Chemoreceptors", "How to Be Unseen: An Essay in Obscurity", "Surface Wave Reception in Invertebrates and Vertebrates", and "Central Connections of the Octavolateralis System: Evolutionary Considerations". Profusely illustrated with charts, graphs, diagrams and photographic illustrations. State-of-the-art information in this area of animal neurobiology. Frontispiece is a group photograph of conference participants. Olive green covers with white titles and decoration to front and spine; decoration is full wrap-around on covers. Quarto; size is 6-3/4" by 9-3/4" by 2"; 936 pages; author, animal and subject indexes. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS!