{"product_id":"secret-worlds-the-extraordinary-senses-of-animals-paperback","title":"Secret Worlds: The Extraordinary Senses of Animals - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebMartin Stevens explores the extraordinary variety of senses in the animal kingdom, and discusses the cutting-edge science that is shedding light on these secret worlds. \/b \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur senses of vision, smell, taste, hearing, and touch are essential for us to respond to threats, communicate and interact with the world around us. This is true for all animals - their sensory systems are key to survival, and without them animals would be completely helpless. However, the sensory systems of other animals work very differently from ours. For example, many animals from spiders to birds can detect and respond to ultraviolet light, to which we are blind. Other animals, including many insects, rodents, and bats can hear high-frequency ultrasonic sounds well beyond our own hearing range. Many other species have sensory systems that we lack completely, such as the magnetic sense of birds, turtles, and other animals, or the electric sense of many fish. These differences in sensory ability have a major bearing on the ways that animals behave and live in different environments, and also affect their evolution and ecology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Martin Stevens explores the remarkable sensory systems that exist in nature, and what they are used for. Discussing how different animal senses work, he also considers how they evolve, how they are shaped by the environment in which an animal lives, and the pioneering science that has uncovered how animals use their senses. Throughout, he celebrates the remarkable diversity of life, and shows how the study of sensory systems has shed light on some of the most important issues in animal behaviour, physiology, and evolution. He also describes evidence of the disruptive effects of human activities on the way other animals navigate the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartin Stevens, \u003cem\u003eUniversity of Exeter, Professor of Sensory and Evolutionary Ecology, University of Exeter\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMartin Stevens is Professor of Sensory and Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Exeter. His research has covered a wide range of areas, but much of his current work explores how animals change colour for camouflage, and how human impacts on the environment are affecting animal coloration and vision. He has authored over 120 scientific papers, two textbooks, and a popular science book on deception in nature \u003cem\u003eCheats and Deceits\u003c\/em\u003e, (Oxford University Press, 2016). Stevens' work is frequently covered in the popular media, including by the \u003cem\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e. He has appeared several times on radio and TV, such as on the BBC and on National Geographic, and has given a range of public lectures around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 7.72 x 5.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777079116064,"sku":"9780198813682","price":16.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/68242e69f71ed99db689df9c2ddbf1e8.webp?v=1780491761","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/secret-worlds-the-extraordinary-senses-of-animals-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}