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Bird Brain : = An Exploration of Avian Intelligence /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Bird Brain :/ Nathan Emery ; with a foreword by Frans de Waal
Reminder of title:	An Exploration of Avian Intelligence /
Author:	Emery, Nathan,
other author:	de Waal, Frans
Description:	1 online resource
Subject:	Birds - Behavior -
Online resource:	http://portal.igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/PUPB0005427.html
ISBN:	9781400882861

Bird Brain : = An Exploration of Avian Intelligence /
Emery, Nathan,1971-

Bird Brain :An Exploration of Avian Intelligence /Nathan Emery ; with a foreword by Frans de Waal - 1 online resource

Frontmatter --

Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a "birdbrain." Yet in the past two decades, the study of avian intelligence has witnessed dramatic advances. From a time when birds were seen as simple instinct machines responding only to stimuli in their external worlds, we now know that some birds have complex internal worlds as well. This beautifully illustrated book provides an engaging exploration of the avian mind, revealing how science is exploding one of the most widespread myths about our feathered friends--and changing the way we think about intelligence in other animals as well. Bird Brain looks at the structures and functions of the avian brain, and describes the extraordinary behaviors that different types of avian intelligence give rise to

In English

ISBN: 9781400882861

Standard No.: 10.1515 / 9781400882861doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1174967
Birds
--BehaviorIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

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Electronic books

LC Class. No.: QL698.3 / .E44 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 598.15/13

Bird Brain : = An Exploration of Avian Intelligence /
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