Author: Thomas Henry HuxleyPublisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
Introduction To The Study Of Zoology (the): The Crayfish
Author: Thomas Henry HuxleyPublisher: Concept Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
An Introduction to the Study of Zoology, Illustrated by the Crayfish
Author: Thomas Henry HuxleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crayfish
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
The Crayfish
Author: Thomas Henry HuxleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crayfish
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Biology and Ecology of Crayfish
Author: Matt LongshawPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1498767338
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Written by world experts in astacology, this book covers a range of aspects of the biology and ecology of freshwater crayfish. With a strong focus on wild crayfish, the book studies the taxonomy and genetics of this interesting group of animals. Under examination also are crayfish growth and reproduction, with detailed illustrations; behavior and c
The Crayfish
Author: Thomas Henry HuxleyAn Introduction to the Study of Zoology
Author: Thomas Henry HuxleyAn Introduction to the Study of Zoology, Illustrated by the Crayfish
Author: Thomas Henry HuxleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crayfish
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
"In writing this book about Crayfishes it has not been my intention to compose a zoological monograph on that group of animals ... I have desired, in fact, to show how the careful study of one of the commonest and most insignificant of animals, leads us, step by step, from every-day knowledge to the widest generalizations and most difficult problems of zoology; and indeed, of biological science in general."--The Preface
Scribner's Monthly
Author: Josiah Gilbert HollandPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art
Author: The Neuroethology of Predation and Escape
Author: Keith T. SillarPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118527232
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 831
Book Description
The forces of natural selection have been a primary driver in the evolution of adaptive animal behaviours. On the one hand animals must evade predation in order to survive and pass on their genes; on other hand, and for the same underlying reasons, animals must also be capable of successfully capturing prey. This situation has led to an evolutionary arms race in which predator and prey are locked in the battle to survive. A common strategy in each situation is to enhance the speed of response, resulting in the evolution of neural, muscular and biomechanical designs that produce supremely fast and eye-catching behavioral responses. The aim of this book is to illuminate the design principles of escape and predatory behaviours using a series of case histories from different animal groups and to emphasize the convergent evolution of neural circuitry that optimizes the chances of survival. Using these case histories the authors describe sensory mechanisms that aid prey and predator detection, central neural circuit designs that increase speed of response and neuromuscular and biomechanical properties that aid the performance of escape and predatory movements.