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1 online resource (265 p.) |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- The author -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Introductory story -- 1.2 Predicting our environment -- 1.3 Technological and biochemical approaches to measuring the environment -- 1.4 Why animals may alter their activities with environmental change -- 1.5 Long term, or the here and now -- 1.6 Piquing my interest -- 1.7 Relevance and climate change -- 1.8 Chapter summary -- 2 Measuring ambient temperature -- 2.1 Introductory story -- 2.2 Measuring the air temperature with an animal -- an introduction |
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2.3 Importance of measuring temperature -- 2.4 Instrumentation which has been developed to measure temperature -- 2.5 Measuring temperature with an animal -- 2.6 Biochemical explanation -- why animals move faster as the temperature rises -- 2.7 Chapter summary -- 3 Predicting the weather -- 3.1 Introductory story -- 3.2 The weather and animals -- an introduction -- 3.3 Why watch the weather? -- 3.4 Instrumentation which has been developed to measure the weather -- 3.5 Animals and how they can be used to predict the weather |
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3.6 Biochemical explanation -- what animals may be sensing to predict the weather -- 3.7 Chapter summary -- 4 Predicting earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunami -- 4.1 Introductory story -- 4.2 Earthquakes and other rumblings -- an introduction -- 4.3 Instrumentation which has been developed to detect movements of the ground -- 4.4 Why predicting geophysical events is important -- 4.5 Animals and how they can be used to predict the geophysical events -- 4.6 Biochemical discussion -- what animals may be sensing to predict movements of the earth -- 4.7 China and seismic zoos |
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4.8 Animals in the prediction of tsunami and volcanic eruptions -- 4.9 Climate change and impact on geophysical events -- 4.10 Chapter summary -- 5 Solar and lunar activity -- 5.1 Introductory story -- 5.2 Solar and lunar events -- an introduction -- 5.3 Instrumentation which has been developed to observe the skies -- 5.4 Animals and the events in the sky -- 5.5 Biochemical discussion -- what animals may be sensing during lunar events -- 5.6 The solar eclipse, Northern Lights and animals -- 5.7 Chapter summary -- 6 Conclusions, climate change and the future -- 6.1 Introductory story |
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6.2 The environment -- an introduction -- 6.3 Differences of weather impacts around the world -- 6.4 Are animals of use as environmental predictors? -- 6.5 Observation of plants as environmental predictors -- 6.6 Use of sentinel organisms for environmental monitoring -- 6.7 Some of the famous who have dabbled -- 6.8 Climate change -- 6.9 A final look at the biology behind animal sensing -- 6.10 Conclusions and future -- Appendix -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Animal behavior.
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Animal behavior-Climatic factors
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Animal behavior-Endocrine aspects
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Animal behavior.
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Animal behavior -- Climatic factors.
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Animal behavior -- Endocrine aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000866704 |
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100086670X |
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