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Sensible objects : colonialism, museums and material culture / / edited by Elizabeth Edwards, Chris Gosden and Ruth B. Phillips
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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Oxford ; ; New York, : Berg, 2006
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Sensing law / / edited by Sheryl Hamilton. [et al.]
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.
Record Nr. UNINA-9910153192503321
Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
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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
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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Walber Chad  
Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024
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Sensory arts and design / / edited by Ian Heywood
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
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., >  
London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2015
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The sensory basis and structure of knowledge / / Henry J. Watt
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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Watt Henry J (Henry Jackson), <1879-1925., >  
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The sensory basis and structure of knowledge / / Henry J. Watt
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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Watt Henry J (Henry Jackson), <1879-1925., >  
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Sensory ecology, behaviour, and evolution [[electronic resource] /] / Martin Stevens
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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Stevens Martin  
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Sensory ecology, behaviour, and evolution [[electronic resource] /] / Martin Stevens
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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Stevens Martin  
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Sensory ecology, behaviour, and evolution / / Martin Stevens
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
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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Stevens Martin  
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013
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