Bird Brain: An Exploration of Avian Intelligence - Hardcover
by Nathan Emery
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Availability:In StockContributor:Nathan Emery, Frans de Waal (Foreword by)Publish date:2016-09-06Pages:192
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691165172ISBN-10:691165173UPC:9780691165172Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Natural History, Life Sciences, AnimalsBook Topic:Zoology, BirdsSize:10.00 x 8.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:2.0525Product ID:SCD08WADWR
Why birds are smarter than we think
Birds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a "birdbrain." Yet in the past two decades, the study of avian intelligence has witnessed dramatic advances. From a time when birds were seen as simple instinct machines responding only to stimuli in their external worlds, we now know that some...Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691165172ISBN-10:691165173UPC:9780691165172Book Category:Science, NatureBook Subcategory:Natural History, Life Sciences, AnimalsBook Topic:Zoology, BirdsSize:10.00 x 8.10 x 0.80 inchesWeight:2.0525Product ID:SCD08WADWR
Nathan Emery is senior lecturer in cognitive biology at Queen Mary University of London. His research interests focus on what corvids, apes, and parrots understand about their social and physical worlds, especially others' mental states, insight, and imagination, as well as the psychology and evolution of innovation and creativity. He is currently working with the ravens at the Tower of London....
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