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The Resource Listening in the dark; : the acoustic orientation of bats and men

Listening in the dark; : the acoustic orientation of bats and men

Label
Listening in the dark; : the acoustic orientation of bats and men
Title
Listening in the dark;
Title remainder
the acoustic orientation of bats and men
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Based on the Trumbull Lectures, 1955
Cataloging source
DLC/ICU
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1915-2003
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Griffin, Donald R.
Dewey number
599.32
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
QL765
LC item number
.G7
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
NLM call number
QP 431
NLM item number
G851L 1958
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Bats
  • Echolocation (Physiology)
  • Bioacoustics
  • Animal orientation
  • Chiroptera
  • Orientation
  • Animaux
  • Chauves-souris
  • Orientation
  • Orientation
  • Animaux
  • Chauves-souris
  • Animal orientation
  • Bats
  • Bioacoustics
  • Echolocation (Physiology)
  • Chauves-souris
  • Écholocation (physiologie)
  • Animaux
  • Bioacoustique
  • Animal sounds
Label
Listening in the dark; : the acoustic orientation of bats and men
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. The nature of bats -- 2. Vital energetics and migrations -- 3. The acoustic orientation of bats -- 4. The voices of bats -- 5. The hearing of bats -- 6. Success and failure of bats' acoustic orientation -- 7. The pursuit of insect prey -- 8. Diversity of acoustic orientation in bats which feed on insects and fish -- 9. Fruit bats and vampires -- 10. From whales to water beetles -- 11. Acoustic orientation in nocturnal birds -- 12. Echolocation by the blind -- 13. Artificial devices for human echolocation -- 14. The acuity of echolocation -- 15. The experimental naturalist in modern science
Control code
ocm00557878
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
413 pages
Lccn
58005458
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o00557878
  • (OCoLC)00557878
Label
Listening in the dark; : the acoustic orientation of bats and men
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. The nature of bats -- 2. Vital energetics and migrations -- 3. The acoustic orientation of bats -- 4. The voices of bats -- 5. The hearing of bats -- 6. Success and failure of bats' acoustic orientation -- 7. The pursuit of insect prey -- 8. Diversity of acoustic orientation in bats which feed on insects and fish -- 9. Fruit bats and vampires -- 10. From whales to water beetles -- 11. Acoustic orientation in nocturnal birds -- 12. Echolocation by the blind -- 13. Artificial devices for human echolocation -- 14. The acuity of echolocation -- 15. The experimental naturalist in modern science
Control code
ocm00557878
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
413 pages
Lccn
58005458
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o00557878
  • (OCoLC)00557878

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