Desert Navigator: The Journey Of An Ant Rudiger Wehner Harvard University Press Αγγλικά Βιβλία Science Biology And Biochemistry

Winner Of The Association American Publishers Prose Award For Excellence In Biological And Life Sciencesa World-Renowned Researcher Animal Behavior Reveals Extraordinary Orienteering Skills Desert Ants Offering A Thrilling Account Sophisticated Ways Insects Function Their Natural Environments Cataglyphis Are Agile Ultrarunners Who Can Tolerate Near-Lethal Temperatures When They Forage Hot Midday Sun But It Is Remarkable Navigational Abilities That Make These So Fascinating To Study Whether Sahara Or Its Ecological Equivalents Namib Australian Outback Navigators Set Out Foraging Across Vast Expanses Terrain Search Prey Then Find Shortest Way Home Almost Half Century Rüdiger Wehner His Collaborators Have Devised Elegant Experiments Unmask How Do Through Lively Lucid Narrative Navigator Offers Firsthand Look At Charismatic Dwellers Revealed Strategize Solve Complex Problems Team Discovered Insect Use Visual Cues Sky Humans Unable See Earth’s Magnetic Field Wind Direction Step Counter Panoramic “Snapshots” Landmarks Among Other Resources Combine All This Information Steer An Optimal Course Any Given Time During Long Journey Know Exactly Where Go No Wonder Nimble Versatile Creatures Become Models Navigation Brings Light Marvelous Capacity Complexity Found Shows Us Mini Brains Mega Tasks Σελίδες: 400 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0204 Διαστάσεις: 19 1X19 1Cm