Cynthia Moss, Sara J Shettleworth

Neuroethological Studies Of Cognitive And Perceptual Processes

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book presents findings on perceptual and cognitive processes in some of the most active areas of neuroethological research, including auditory localization by bats and owls, learning in birds, pitch processing by frogs and toads, spatial memory in birds, and electroreception in fish.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 641g
• ISBN-13: 9780367317003
• ISBN-10: 0367317001
• Artikelnr.: 57732890

Autorenporträt

Cynthia Moss

Inhaltsangabe

1 Introduction: Neuroethology
Perception
and Cognition
PART ONE Specializations in Learning
2 Specializations in Honey Bee Learning
3 Detecting Associations in Pavlovian Conditioning and Instrumental Learning in Vertebrates and in Invertebrates
4 Neuroethological Studies on How Birds Discriminate Song
5 Ecological Specialization in the Avian Brain
PART TWO Specializations for Perception of Biologically Relevant Stimuli
6 The Perceptual Foundations of Vocal Learning in Budgerigars
7 How Birds Use Frequency to Recognize Their Songs
8 Development of Perceptual Mechanisms in Birds: Predispositions and Imprinting
9 Neural Codes for "Pitch" Processing in a Unique Vertebrate Auditory System
10 Recognition of Visual Signals: Eyes Specialize
PART THREE Specializations for Spatial Perception and Orientation
11 Perception Along the Axis of Target Range in the Echolocating Bat
12 Converging Approaches to Determining Sound Localization Mechanisms in the Big Brown Bat
13 Sound Localization from Binaural Cues by the Barn Owl Auditory System