Gould, James L., 1945-
Nature's compass : the mystery of animal navigation / James L. Gould, Carol Grant Gould. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, �2012. - 1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Science essentials . - Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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."--
English.
9781400841660 1400841666 1280494158 9781280494154 9786613589385 6613589381
22573/cttmm36 JSTOR 9452691 IEEE
016049157 Uk
Animal navigation.
Animaux--Navigation.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Zoology--General.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Evolution.
Animal navigation.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QL782 / .G68 2012eb
591.56/8
Nature's compass : the mystery of animal navigation / James L. Gould, Carol Grant Gould. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, �2012. - 1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages) : illustrations, maps. - Science essentials . - Science essentials (National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
"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."--
English.
9781400841660 1400841666 1280494158 9781280494154 9786613589385 6613589381
22573/cttmm36 JSTOR 9452691 IEEE
016049157 Uk
Animal navigation.
Animaux--Navigation.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Zoology--General.
SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Evolution.
Animal navigation.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
QL782 / .G68 2012eb
591.56/8