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Author Gould, James L., 1945-

Title Nature's compass : the mystery of animal navigation / James L. Gould, Carol Grant Gould
Published Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Science essentials
Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.))
Contents Navigating : problems and strategies -- When and where -- A matter of time -- Insect compasses -- Vertebrate compasses -- Piloting and inertial navigation -- The map sense -- Migration and the future : conservation and extinction
Summary "Explores the methods by which animals navigate throughout the world, examining such examples as the monarch butterfly's use of an internal clock and the honey bee's reliance on the sun and mental maps."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Animal navigation.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General.
SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Evolution.
Animal navigation
Form Electronic book
Author Gould, Carol Grant
LC no. 2011035086
ISBN 9781400841660
1400841666
1280494158
9781280494154
9786613589385
6613589381