Sensible objects : colonialism, museums and material culture / / edited by Elizabeth Edwards, Chris Gosden and Ruth B. Phillips |
Edizione | [English ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Berg, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (320 p.) |
Disciplina | 306 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
EdwardsElizabeth <1952->
GosdenChris <1955-> PhillipsRuth B <1945-> (Ruth Bliss) |
Collana | Wenner-Gren Center international symposium series |
Soggetto topico |
Material culture
Senses and sensation Human body - Social aspects Ethnological museums and collections Colonies Postcolonialism |
ISBN |
93-89165-91-1
1-00-308661-6 1-000-19006-4 1-000-18343-2 1-003-08661-6 1-4742-1546-7 1-84788-315-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Enduring and endearing feelings and the transformation of material culture in West Africa / Kathryn Linn Geurts and Elvis Gershon Adikah -- Studio photography and the aesthetics of citizenship in The Gambia, West Africa / Liam Buckley -- Cooking skill, the senses, and memory : the fate of practical knowledge / David Sutton -- Mata ora : chiseling the living face, dimensions of Maori tattoo / Ngahuia Te Akwekotuku -- Smoked fish and fermented oil : taste and smell among the kwakwaka'akw / Aldona Jonaitis -- Sonic spectacles of empire : the audio-visual nexus, Delhi-London, 1911-12 / Tim Barringer -- The museum as sensescape : western sensibilities and indigenous artifacts / Constance Classen and David Howes -- The fate of the senses in ethnographic modernity : the Margaret Mead Peoples of the Pacific Hall at the American Museum of Natural History / Diane Losche -- Contact points : museums and the lost body problem / Jeffrey Feldman -- The beauty of letting go : fragmentary museums and archaeologies of archive / Sven Ouzman. |
Altri titoli varianti | Colonialism, museums and material culture |
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Sensing law / / edited by Sheryl Hamilton. [et al.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (334 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 340.115 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HamiltonSheryl N. <1965->
MajuryDiana <1952-> MooreDawn <1974-> SargentN (Neil) WilkeChristiane (Law teacher) |
Collana | Social Justice |
Soggetto topico |
Sociological jurisprudence
Senses and sensation |
ISBN |
1-315-64211-5
1-317-28203-5 1-317-28204-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. I. Experts and translation -- pt. II. Bodies -- pt. III. Space, place and subjectivities. |
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Sensors & Instrumentation and Aircraft/Aerospace Testing Techniques, Volume 8 : Proceedings of the 41st IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics 2023 / / edited by Chad Walber, Matthew Stefanski, Stephen Seidlitz |
Autore | Walber Chad |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (160 pages) |
Disciplina | 629.1 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
StefanskiMatthew
SeidlitzStephen |
Collana | Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series |
Soggetto topico |
Aerospace engineering
Astronautics Biophysics Senses and sensation Measurement Measuring instruments Mechanical engineering Aerospace Technology and Astronautics Sensory Systems Measurement Science and Instrumentation Mechanical Engineering |
ISBN | 3-031-34938-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Modal Analysis of a BattleBot Blade -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Test Layout -- 1.3 Equipment Selection -- 1.3.1 Accelerometers -- 1.3.2 Hammer -- 1.3.3 Modal Analysis System -- 1.3.4 Excitation Method -- 1.4 Experimental Setup and Layout -- 1.5 Conclusion -- 2 Test Data Measurement Uncertainty Analysis -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Background -- 2.3 Random Uncertainty -- 2.4 Systematic Uncertainty -- 2.5 Final Uncertainty Calculation -- 2.6 Consultant -- 2.7 ASME and ISO Compliance -- 2.8 Project Accomplishments -- 2.9 Uncertainty Database -- 2.10 Detailed Example -- 2.11 Conclusion -- Reference -- 3 Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Elastomers for Sensing Applications: A Narrative Review -- 3.1 Polymers -- 3.2 Elastomers -- 3.3 Compounding -- 3.4 Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) -- 3.5 CNT Elastomers -- 3.6 Factors Affecting CNT Elastomer Conductivity -- 3.7 Factors Affecting CNT Elastomer Stability and Repeatability -- 3.7.1 Polymer Matrix -- 3.7.2 CNT Particles -- 3.7.3 Compounding Variables -- 3.8 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Magnetoelastic Vibration Sensors -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Background -- 4.3 Measurement and Analysis -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References -- 5 Implementation of Shaft-Mounted Accelerometer in the Local Fault Diagnosis of GearedSystems -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Implemented Fault Diagnostics Approach -- 5.3 Speed-Based Resampling Scheme (SBRS) -- 5.4 Residual Signal -- 5.5 Angular Doman Averaging (ADA) -- 5.6 Continuous Wavelet Transform (CWT) -- 5.7 Experimental Setup -- 5.8 Results -- 5.9 Shaft-Mounted Accelerometer Versus Bearing-Mounted Accelerometer -- 5.10 Measurement from Different Locations and Directions on the Pillow Ball Bearing -- 5.11 Measurement from Different Locations and Directions on the Shaft -- 5.12 Different Locations and Size for the Fault -- 5.13 Faulty Gear Verses Faulty Pinion.
5.14 Fluctuating Load-Speed Condition -- 5.15 Conclusion and Future Works -- 5.16 Future Works -- References -- 6 Methodologies to Distinguish Locomotive Types Based on the Measured Geometry -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Methods -- 6.3 Results -- 6.4 Conclusion -- References -- 7 Feedback Active Noise Cancellation Using Single Sensor with Deep Learning -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Proposed Single Sensor ANC Framework -- 7.3 Primary and Secondary Paths Simulations -- 7.4 ANC Network Architecture -- 7.5 Data and Training Strategy -- 7.6 Results -- 7.7 Conclusion -- References -- 8 Govan-Partick Pedestrian Bridge: Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting from Footfall-Induced Vibrations -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 Govan Partick Bridge -- 8.2 Methodology -- 8.2.1 Bridge Model -- 8.2.2 Bridge-Person Interaction -- 8.2.3 Piezoelectric Energy Harvester -- 8.3 Analysis & -- Results -- 8.3.1 Govan-Partick Bridge -- 8.4 Conclusion -- References -- 9 OASIS: Open Acquisition System for IEPE Sensors: For Academic Research and Teaching Purposes -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Performance Requirements for Data Acquisition -- 9.3 Acquisition Board Design -- 9.4 Wireless Sample Synchronization: Operation Principle and Validation -- 9.5 Conclusion -- References -- 10 Design of a Variable Stiffness Impact Damper Using Magnetorheological Elastomers -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Background -- 10.3 Experimental Results -- 10.4 Conclusion -- References -- 11 Realization of a Virtual Acoustic Black Hole with Piezoelectric Patches -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Background -- 11.3 Analysis -- 11.4 Conclusion -- References -- 12 A Portable Fixed Base Support for Modal Survey Tests -- Nomenclature -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Test Overview -- 12.3 Shaker Data Analysis -- 12.4 Impact Data Analysis -- 12.5 Posttest Model Correlation -- 12.6 Summary -- References. 13 Characterization of Nonlinear Joint Stiffness Using Dynamic and Static Experimental Methods -- Nomenclature -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Test Article -- 13.3 Experiments -- 13.3.1 Dynamic Testing -- 13.3.2 Static Testing -- 13.4 Conclusion -- References -- 14 Dynamic Characterization of Aircraft Shock Cords Used for Free-Free Boundary Conditions for Ground Vibration Testing -- Nomenclature -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Experimental Setup -- 14.3 Results -- 14.4 Conclusion -- References -- 15 Flight Worthiness Evaluation of Small Unmanned Aircraft Using Acoustic Testing -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Experimental Testing -- 15.3 Vibration Testing -- 15.4 Acoustic Testing -- 15.5 Discussion -- 15.6 Conclusion -- References -- 16 Low-Order Mechanical Modeling of Liquid Fuel Sloshing -- References -- 17 Development of Steering Law for Thrust Vector Control Using Clustered Thrusters -- References -- 18 Fiducial Marker -Based Localization of Autonomous UAV for Structural Health Monitoring -- 18.1 Introduction -- 18.2 Methodology -- 18.2.1 Outdoor Experiments -- 18.3 Conclusion -- References -- 19 Obstacle Avoidance Method for Autonomous UAV for Structural Health Monitoring -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Methodology -- 19.3 Analysis -- 19.4 Conclusion -- References -- 20 Modal Characterization of 3D Printed Compliant Mechanisms for Space Exploration -- 20.1 Introduction -- 20.2 Compliant Mechanisms -- 20.3 Dynamic Analysis -- 20.4 Results -- 20.5 Conclusions -- References. |
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Sensory arts and design / / edited by Ian Heywood |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, NY : , : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 306 |
Collana | Sensory studies series |
Soggetto topico |
Culture
Senses and sensation Design - Psychological aspects |
ISBN |
1-00-308663-2
1-000-18375-0 1-000-18051-4 1-003-08663-2 1-4742-8021-8 1-4742-8020-X |
Classificazione | SOC002010 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Machine generated contents note: -- List of Illustrations -- Notes on Contributors Introduction -- Ian Heywood, LICA, Lancaster University, UK Part I: Sensory Arts and Design, New Technologies and the Urban Environment Shadowplay: Liberation and Exhilaration in Cities at Night -- Nick Dunn, LICA, Lancaster University, UK -- The Role of Playfulness ans Sensory Experiences in Design for Public Health and for Ageing Well -- Emmanuel Tsekleves, Imagination Lancaster, Lancaster University, UK and Andy Darby, LICA, Lancaster University, UK Can We Give Ourselves Extra Senses? Exploring Sensory Augmentation -- Naomi Jacobs, LICA, Lancaster University, UK, and Jonny Huck, Manchester University, UK -- Sonifying Memory: Creative Approaches to Representing Socially Constructed Soundscapes -- Linda O'Keeffe, LICA, Lancaster University, UK Part II: The Range of Sensory Arts and Design: Extensions, Realizations and Capacities -- Scented Colours: The Role of Olfaction in Futurism and Olfactory (Re-)constructions -- Caro Verbeek, Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague and Rijksmuseum, the Netherlands -- Museums of Good Taste, Artworks of Good Taste: Gastronomic Contemporary Art -- Mark Clintberg, Alberta College of Art and Design, Canada The 2015 Chicago Architecture Biennial: The State of Sensory Design -- Joy Malnar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA Music: Seeing and Feeling With the Ears -- Alan Marsden and Richard Leadbeater, LICA, Lancaster University UK Part III: Vision, Touch and Technologies of Sense -- Art Spectatorship and the Senses: An Eye Movement Analysis Exploring the Experience of Viewing Paintings and Reproductions -- Beth Harland, LICA, Lancaster University, UK and Nick Donnelly, University of Southampton, UK -- Sensing Atoms and Bits -- Paul Coulton, Imagination Lancaster, Lancaster University, UK Drawn Away from Vision: Encounters with the Unseen -- Sarah Casey and Gerry Davies, LICA, Lancaster University, UK From Impressionism to Opticality: An Episode in the Sensory History of Art -- Ian Heywood, LICA, Lancaster University, UK A Choreography of the Senses: The Painter's Studio -- Pip Dickens, LICA, Lancaster University, UK Index. |
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The sensory basis and structure of knowledge / / Henry J. Watt |
Autore | Watt Henry J (Henry Jackson), <1879-1925., > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina | 152.1 |
Collana | Routledge Library Editions: Epistemology |
Soggetto topico |
Senses and sensation
Knowledge, Theory of Psychophysiology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-317-44011-0
1-317-44010-2 1-315-69461-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Preface; Contents; I. INTRODUCTORY; II. THE ELEMENTS OF SENSATION. THE OUTER SENSES; III. THE INNER SENSES; IV. THE HIGHER SENSES-HEARING; V. THE HIGHER SENSES-VISION, SMELL AND TASTE; VI. SENSATIONS IN GENERAL; VII. THE GENERAL TYPES OF INTEGRATION. SYSTEMIC DISTANCE; VIII. PROPORTION; IX. TIME; X. ILLUSORY MODIFICATIONS OF FORM; XI. MOTION; XII. BINAURAL POSITION; XIII. THE THIRD DIMENSION OF VISUAL POSITION; XIV. STEREOSCOPIC VISION; XV. SINGLE SENSE INTEGRATIONS IN GENERAL; XVI. MIND AND ACTION
XVII. THE GENERAL SCHEME OF APPETITIVE ACTIONXVIII. SENSORY SPACE IN GENERAL; XIX. APPARENT SIZE; XX. PERCEPTION A SPATIAL FRAGMENT; XXI. RECOGNITION; XXII. CONCEPTION; XXIII. CONCLUSION; INDEX |
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Watt Henry J (Henry Jackson), <1879-1925., >
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The sensory basis and structure of knowledge / / Henry J. Watt |
Autore | Watt Henry J (Henry Jackson), <1879-1925., > |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina | 152.1 |
Collana | Routledge Library Editions: Epistemology |
Soggetto topico |
Senses and sensation
Knowledge, Theory of Psychophysiology |
ISBN |
1-317-44011-0
1-317-44010-2 1-315-69461-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Preface; Contents; I. INTRODUCTORY; II. THE ELEMENTS OF SENSATION. THE OUTER SENSES; III. THE INNER SENSES; IV. THE HIGHER SENSES-HEARING; V. THE HIGHER SENSES-VISION, SMELL AND TASTE; VI. SENSATIONS IN GENERAL; VII. THE GENERAL TYPES OF INTEGRATION. SYSTEMIC DISTANCE; VIII. PROPORTION; IX. TIME; X. ILLUSORY MODIFICATIONS OF FORM; XI. MOTION; XII. BINAURAL POSITION; XIII. THE THIRD DIMENSION OF VISUAL POSITION; XIV. STEREOSCOPIC VISION; XV. SINGLE SENSE INTEGRATIONS IN GENERAL; XVI. MIND AND ACTION
XVII. THE GENERAL SCHEME OF APPETITIVE ACTIONXVIII. SENSORY SPACE IN GENERAL; XIX. APPARENT SIZE; XX. PERCEPTION A SPATIAL FRAGMENT; XXI. RECOGNITION; XXII. CONCEPTION; XXIII. CONCLUSION; INDEX |
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The sensory basis and structure of knowledge / / Henry J. Watt |
Autore | Watt Henry J (Henry Jackson), <1879-1925., > |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 p.) |
Disciplina | 152.1 |
Collana | Routledge Library Editions: Epistemology |
Soggetto topico |
Senses and sensation
Knowledge, Theory of Psychophysiology |
ISBN |
1-317-44011-0
1-317-44010-2 1-315-69461-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; Preface; Contents; I. INTRODUCTORY; II. THE ELEMENTS OF SENSATION. THE OUTER SENSES; III. THE INNER SENSES; IV. THE HIGHER SENSES-HEARING; V. THE HIGHER SENSES-VISION, SMELL AND TASTE; VI. SENSATIONS IN GENERAL; VII. THE GENERAL TYPES OF INTEGRATION. SYSTEMIC DISTANCE; VIII. PROPORTION; IX. TIME; X. ILLUSORY MODIFICATIONS OF FORM; XI. MOTION; XII. BINAURAL POSITION; XIII. THE THIRD DIMENSION OF VISUAL POSITION; XIV. STEREOSCOPIC VISION; XV. SINGLE SENSE INTEGRATIONS IN GENERAL; XVI. MIND AND ACTION
XVII. THE GENERAL SCHEME OF APPETITIVE ACTIONXVIII. SENSORY SPACE IN GENERAL; XIX. APPARENT SIZE; XX. PERCEPTION A SPATIAL FRAGMENT; XXI. RECOGNITION; XXII. CONCEPTION; XXIII. CONCLUSION; INDEX |
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Sensory ecology, behaviour, and evolution [[electronic resource] /] / Martin Stevens |
Autore | Stevens Martin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.5 |
Soggetto topico |
Senses and sensation
Ecology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-94383-2
0-19-165146-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1 Introduction; 1 Sensory Ecology, Information, and Decision-Making; 1.1 What is Sensory Ecology?; 1.2 Many Animals Detect and Use Sensory Information Humans Cannot Perceive; 1.3 Asking Questions about Behaviour; 1.4 Information; 1.5 Future Directions; 1.6 Summary; 1.7 Further Reading; Part 2 Sensory Processing; 2 Sensing the World; 2.1 Signal Detection; 2.2 Chemical; 2.3 Electricity; 2.4 Light; 2.5 Magnetic; 2.6 Mechanical; 2.7 Sound; 2.8 Future Directions; 2.9 Summary; 2.10 Further Reading; 3 Encoding Information
3.1 Contrast and Receptive Fields in Vision3.2 Sound Localization in Barn Owls; 3.3 Echolocation; 3.4 Olfactory Processing; 3.5 Common Principles across Species and Modalities; 3.6 Future Directions; 3.7 Summary; 3.8 Further Reading; 4 Sensory Systems: Trade-Offs, Costs, and Sensory Integration; 4.1 Energetic Costs of Sensory Systems; 4.2 When Are Sensory Systems Optimized for One Task Rather than Being Generalized for Many?; 4.3 Trade-Offs in Processing Different Components of Stimuli; 4.4 Integrating the Senses; 4.5 Future Directions; 4.6 Summary; 4.7 Further Reading; Part 3 Communication 5 Signalling and Communication5.1 Signals and Cues; 5.2 Signal Components; 5.3 Strategic and Efficacy Costs of Signals; 5.4 What is Communication?; 5.5 There is More to Communication than Just Sensory Systems; 5.6 Future Directions; 5.7 Summary; 5.8 Further Reading; 6 Multimodal Signals and Communication; 6.1 Multimodal, Multicomponent, and Complex Signals; 6.2 What Advantages do Multimodal Signals Provide?; 6.3 A Framework for Multimodal Signals Based on Influence?; 6.4 Examples of Multimodal Communication; 6.5 True Multimodality or Multiple Receivers?; 6.6 Future Directions; 6.7 Summary 6.8 Further Reading7 Trade-Offs and Costs in Signalling; 7.1 Physiological Costs; 7.2 Eavesdropping by Predators and Parasitoids; 7.3 How do Animals Balance the Risks of Eavesdropping with Communication?; 7.4 Multiple Functions and Trade-Offs in Signal Form; 7.5 Future Directions; 7.6 Summary; 7.7 Further Reading; 8 Deception, Mimicry, and Sensory Exploitation; 8.1 Exploitation and Biases; 8.2 Supernormal Stimuli; 8.3 Anti-Predator Defences: Mimicry and Exploitation; 8.4 Foraging and Prey Capture; 8.5 Aggressive Mimicry; 8.6 Sensory Exploitation by Brood Parasites; 8.7 Future Directions 8.8 Summary8.9 Further Reading; Part 4 Diversification and Divergence; 9 Arms Races, Coevolution, and Diversification; 9.1 Arms Races and Coevolution; 9.2 Predators and Prey; 9.3 Brood Parasites; 9.4 Future Directions; 9.5 Summary; 9.6 Further Reading; 10 Adapting to the Environment; 10.1 Signal Transmission and the Environment; 10.2 Signal Form Under Different Environments; 10.3 Sensory Plasticity and the Environment; 10.4 Tuning of Sensory Systems to Habitats; 10.5 Coping with Environmental Noise; 10.6 Future Directions; 10.7 Summary; 10.8 Further Reading 11 Divergence, Sensory Drive, and Speciation |
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Sensory ecology, behaviour, and evolution [[electronic resource] /] / Martin Stevens |
Autore | Stevens Martin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.5 |
Soggetto topico |
Senses and sensation
Ecology |
ISBN |
0-19-165147-8
1-283-94383-2 0-19-165146-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1 Introduction; 1 Sensory Ecology, Information, and Decision-Making; 1.1 What is Sensory Ecology?; 1.2 Many Animals Detect and Use Sensory Information Humans Cannot Perceive; 1.3 Asking Questions about Behaviour; 1.4 Information; 1.5 Future Directions; 1.6 Summary; 1.7 Further Reading; Part 2 Sensory Processing; 2 Sensing the World; 2.1 Signal Detection; 2.2 Chemical; 2.3 Electricity; 2.4 Light; 2.5 Magnetic; 2.6 Mechanical; 2.7 Sound; 2.8 Future Directions; 2.9 Summary; 2.10 Further Reading; 3 Encoding Information
3.1 Contrast and Receptive Fields in Vision3.2 Sound Localization in Barn Owls; 3.3 Echolocation; 3.4 Olfactory Processing; 3.5 Common Principles across Species and Modalities; 3.6 Future Directions; 3.7 Summary; 3.8 Further Reading; 4 Sensory Systems: Trade-Offs, Costs, and Sensory Integration; 4.1 Energetic Costs of Sensory Systems; 4.2 When Are Sensory Systems Optimized for One Task Rather than Being Generalized for Many?; 4.3 Trade-Offs in Processing Different Components of Stimuli; 4.4 Integrating the Senses; 4.5 Future Directions; 4.6 Summary; 4.7 Further Reading; Part 3 Communication 5 Signalling and Communication5.1 Signals and Cues; 5.2 Signal Components; 5.3 Strategic and Efficacy Costs of Signals; 5.4 What is Communication?; 5.5 There is More to Communication than Just Sensory Systems; 5.6 Future Directions; 5.7 Summary; 5.8 Further Reading; 6 Multimodal Signals and Communication; 6.1 Multimodal, Multicomponent, and Complex Signals; 6.2 What Advantages do Multimodal Signals Provide?; 6.3 A Framework for Multimodal Signals Based on Influence?; 6.4 Examples of Multimodal Communication; 6.5 True Multimodality or Multiple Receivers?; 6.6 Future Directions; 6.7 Summary 6.8 Further Reading7 Trade-Offs and Costs in Signalling; 7.1 Physiological Costs; 7.2 Eavesdropping by Predators and Parasitoids; 7.3 How do Animals Balance the Risks of Eavesdropping with Communication?; 7.4 Multiple Functions and Trade-Offs in Signal Form; 7.5 Future Directions; 7.6 Summary; 7.7 Further Reading; 8 Deception, Mimicry, and Sensory Exploitation; 8.1 Exploitation and Biases; 8.2 Supernormal Stimuli; 8.3 Anti-Predator Defences: Mimicry and Exploitation; 8.4 Foraging and Prey Capture; 8.5 Aggressive Mimicry; 8.6 Sensory Exploitation by Brood Parasites; 8.7 Future Directions 8.8 Summary8.9 Further Reading; Part 4 Diversification and Divergence; 9 Arms Races, Coevolution, and Diversification; 9.1 Arms Races and Coevolution; 9.2 Predators and Prey; 9.3 Brood Parasites; 9.4 Future Directions; 9.5 Summary; 9.6 Further Reading; 10 Adapting to the Environment; 10.1 Signal Transmission and the Environment; 10.2 Signal Form Under Different Environments; 10.3 Sensory Plasticity and the Environment; 10.4 Tuning of Sensory Systems to Habitats; 10.5 Coping with Environmental Noise; 10.6 Future Directions; 10.7 Summary; 10.8 Further Reading 11 Divergence, Sensory Drive, and Speciation |
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Sensory ecology, behaviour, and evolution / / Martin Stevens |
Autore | Stevens Martin |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (260 p.) |
Disciplina | 591.5 |
Soggetto topico |
Senses and sensation
Ecology |
ISBN |
0-19-165147-8
1-283-94383-2 0-19-165146-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part 1 Introduction; 1 Sensory Ecology, Information, and Decision-Making; 1.1 What is Sensory Ecology?; 1.2 Many Animals Detect and Use Sensory Information Humans Cannot Perceive; 1.3 Asking Questions about Behaviour; 1.4 Information; 1.5 Future Directions; 1.6 Summary; 1.7 Further Reading; Part 2 Sensory Processing; 2 Sensing the World; 2.1 Signal Detection; 2.2 Chemical; 2.3 Electricity; 2.4 Light; 2.5 Magnetic; 2.6 Mechanical; 2.7 Sound; 2.8 Future Directions; 2.9 Summary; 2.10 Further Reading; 3 Encoding Information
3.1 Contrast and Receptive Fields in Vision3.2 Sound Localization in Barn Owls; 3.3 Echolocation; 3.4 Olfactory Processing; 3.5 Common Principles across Species and Modalities; 3.6 Future Directions; 3.7 Summary; 3.8 Further Reading; 4 Sensory Systems: Trade-Offs, Costs, and Sensory Integration; 4.1 Energetic Costs of Sensory Systems; 4.2 When Are Sensory Systems Optimized for One Task Rather than Being Generalized for Many?; 4.3 Trade-Offs in Processing Different Components of Stimuli; 4.4 Integrating the Senses; 4.5 Future Directions; 4.6 Summary; 4.7 Further Reading; Part 3 Communication 5 Signalling and Communication5.1 Signals and Cues; 5.2 Signal Components; 5.3 Strategic and Efficacy Costs of Signals; 5.4 What is Communication?; 5.5 There is More to Communication than Just Sensory Systems; 5.6 Future Directions; 5.7 Summary; 5.8 Further Reading; 6 Multimodal Signals and Communication; 6.1 Multimodal, Multicomponent, and Complex Signals; 6.2 What Advantages do Multimodal Signals Provide?; 6.3 A Framework for Multimodal Signals Based on Influence?; 6.4 Examples of Multimodal Communication; 6.5 True Multimodality or Multiple Receivers?; 6.6 Future Directions; 6.7 Summary 6.8 Further Reading7 Trade-Offs and Costs in Signalling; 7.1 Physiological Costs; 7.2 Eavesdropping by Predators and Parasitoids; 7.3 How do Animals Balance the Risks of Eavesdropping with Communication?; 7.4 Multiple Functions and Trade-Offs in Signal Form; 7.5 Future Directions; 7.6 Summary; 7.7 Further Reading; 8 Deception, Mimicry, and Sensory Exploitation; 8.1 Exploitation and Biases; 8.2 Supernormal Stimuli; 8.3 Anti-Predator Defences: Mimicry and Exploitation; 8.4 Foraging and Prey Capture; 8.5 Aggressive Mimicry; 8.6 Sensory Exploitation by Brood Parasites; 8.7 Future Directions 8.8 Summary8.9 Further Reading; Part 4 Diversification and Divergence; 9 Arms Races, Coevolution, and Diversification; 9.1 Arms Races and Coevolution; 9.2 Predators and Prey; 9.3 Brood Parasites; 9.4 Future Directions; 9.5 Summary; 9.6 Further Reading; 10 Adapting to the Environment; 10.1 Signal Transmission and the Environment; 10.2 Signal Form Under Different Environments; 10.3 Sensory Plasticity and the Environment; 10.4 Tuning of Sensory Systems to Habitats; 10.5 Coping with Environmental Noise; 10.6 Future Directions; 10.7 Summary; 10.8 Further Reading 11 Divergence, Sensory Drive, and Speciation |
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Stevens Martin
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 | ||
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