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Bird Senses: How and What Birds See, Hear, Smell, Taste, and Feel

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Bird Senses: How and What Birds See, Hear, Smell, Taste, and Feel shows how all of the senses complement one another to provide each species with a unique suite of information that guides their daily activities. The senses of each bird have been fine-tuned by natural selection to meet the challenges of its environment and optimise its behaviour: from spotting a carcase on a hillside, to pecking at minute insects, from catching fish in murky waters, to navigating around the globe…

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Bird Senses: How and What Birds See, Hear, Smell, Taste, and Feel shows how all of the senses complement one another to provide each species with a unique suite of information that guides their daily activities. The senses of each bird have been fine-tuned by natural selection to meet the challenges of its environment and optimise its behaviour: from spotting a carcase on a hillside, to pecking at minute insects, from catching fish in murky waters, to navigating around the globe. This ebook leads the reader through a wealth of diverse information presented in accessible text, with over 100 colour illustrations and photographs. The result is a highly readable and authoritative account, which will appeal to birdwatchers and other naturalists, as well as researchers in avian biology. The author has researched the senses of birds throughout a 50-year career in ornithology and sensory science. 281 p.

Authors expertises affiliations

  • Graham R. Martin. Emeritus Professor of Avian Sensory Science, University of Birmingham (UK), where he established the Centre for Ornithology and set up the first Masters Programme in Ornithology in the UK.
  • Publication date (digital version): 2020-11 – Pelagic Publishing.

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1 November 2022

This excellent book is based on some 50 years of research by the Prof. Martin and describes in depth the different senses of birds. It makes a very good read for both scientists and for everyone interested in birds. The book contains many excellent figures as well as beautiful photographs of the different bird species described in the text.

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