| Description |
1 online resource (280 pages) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1 Australian conditions and their consequences -- 2 Brain size, long life and resourcefulness -- 3 Foragers, food-switchers and innovators -- 4 Tool use -- 5 Nest and bower builders -- 6 Play behaviour -- 7 Mimicry and imitation -- the cognitive dimensions -- 8 Social and vocal learning -- 9 Emotions, communication and cognition -- 10 Communicating intentionally -- 11 Abstract concepts and states of mind -- 12 Which native birds are smart? |
| Summary |
In her comprehensive and carefully crafted book, Gisela Kaplan demonstrates how intelligent and emotional Australian birds can be. She describes complex behaviours such as grieving, deception, problem solving and the use of tools. Many Australian birds cooperate and defend each other, and exceptional ones go fishing by throwing breadcrumbs in the water, extract poisonous parts from prey and use tools to crack open eggshells and mussels. The author brings together evidence of many such cognitive abilities, suggesting plausible reasons for their appearance in Australian birds.Bird Minds is the f. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Birds -- Behavior -- Australia.
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Birds -- Behavior. |
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Australia. |
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Birds -- Psychology.
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Birds -- Psychology. |
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Birds. |
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Animal intelligence.
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Animal intelligence. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
CSIRO (Australia)
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| Other Form: |
Original 9781486300181 1486300189 |
| ISBN |
9781486300198 (electronic book) |
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1486300197 (electronic book) |
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9781486300204 |
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1486300200 |
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1486300189 |
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9781486300181 |
| Music No. |
EB00770865 Recorded Books |
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