LEADER 04227nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910461714603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-49415-8 010 $a9786613589385 010 $a1-4008-4166-6 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400841660 035 $a(CKB)2670000000173954 035 $a(EBL)881945 035 $a(OCoLC)785347353 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000681619 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11406731 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000681619 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10663197 035 $a(PQKB)10672798 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC881945 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse37012 035 $a(DE-B1597)447528 035 $a(OCoLC)1054874040 035 $a(OCoLC)979755093 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400841660 035 $a(PPN)183917413 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL881945 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10546809 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358938 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000173954 100 $a20110820d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNature's compass$b[electronic resource] $ethe mystery of animal navigation /$fJames L. Gould, Carol Grant Gould 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (311 p.) 225 1 $aScience essentials 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-14045-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $t Frontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tChapter 1. Navigating-Problems and Strategies -- $tChapter 2. When and Where -- $tChapter 3. A Matter of Time -- $tChapter 4. Insect Compasses -- $tChapter 5. Vertebrate Compasses -- $tChapter 6. Piloting and Inertial Navigation -- $tChapter 7. The Map Sense -- $tChapter 8. Migration and the Future: Conservation and Extinction -- $tBibliography -- $tIllustration Credits -- $tIndex 330 $aWe know that animals cross miles of water, land, and sky with pinpoint precision on a daily basis. But it is only in recent years that scientists have learned how these astounding feats of navigation are actually accomplished. With colorful and thorough detail, Nature's Compass explores the remarkable methods by which animals find their way both near home and around the globe. Noted biologist James Gould and popular science writer Carol Gould delve into the elegant strategies and fail-safe backup systems, the invisible sensitivities and mysterious forces, and incredible mental abilities used by familiar and rare species, as they investigate a multitude of navigation strategies, from the simple to the astonishing. The Goulds discuss how animals navigate, without instruments and training, at a level far beyond human talents. They explain how animals measure time and show how the fragile monarch butterfly employs an internal clock, calendar, compass, and map to commence and measure the two-thousand-mile annual journey to Mexico--all with a brain that weighs only a few thousandths of an ounce. They look at honey bees and how they rely on the sun and mental maps to locate landmarks such as nests and flowers. And they examine whether long-distance migrants, such as the homing pigeon, depend on a global positioning system to let them know where they are. Ultimately, the authors ask if the disruption of migratory paths through habitat destruction and global warming is affecting and endangering animal species. Providing a comprehensive picture of animal navigation and migration, Nature's Compass decodes the mysteries of this extraordinary aspect of natural behavior. 410 0$aScience essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)) 606 $aAnimal navigation 606 $aAnimal orientation 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAnimal navigation. 615 0$aAnimal orientation. 676 $a591.56/8 700 $aGould$b James L.$f1945-$0990356 701 $aGould$b Carol Grant$0736109 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461714603321 996 $aNature's compass$92466396 997 $aUNINA LEADER 01169nam 2200361 450 001 996279759803316 005 20230807213456.0 010 $a1-4799-7397-1 035 $a(CKB)3780000000083347 035 $a(WaSeSS)IndRDA00119894 035 $a(EXLCZ)993780000000083347 100 $a20200311d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aROBIO 2014 $e2014 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics : 5-10 December 2014, Bali, Indonesia /$fInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 210 1$aPiscataway, New Jersey :$cInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (117 pages) 311 $a1-4799-7398-X 606 $aRobotics$vCongresses 606 $aBiomimetics$vCongresses 615 0$aRobotics 615 0$aBiomimetics 676 $a629.892 712 02$aInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 801 0$bWaSeSS 801 1$bWaSeSS 906 $aPROCEEDING 912 $a996279759803316 996 $aROBIO 2014$92521647 997 $aUNISA