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  • Into the Illusive World

    An Exploration of Animals’ Perception

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    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    Have you ever thought about what a dog smells as it stops to sniff at a tree? Or what a cat is watching as it stares intensely off into space? What about animals in the wild? What do they see, hear, smell, and feel? How do they perceive their surroundings? This is the illusive world. A world filled with fascinating stimuli that we are not equipped to detect. This is particularly true because we ... Read more

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    How Chemicals Influence Our Lives and Behavior

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    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    The main purpose of the book is to provide insight into an area that humans often take for granted. There are wonderful and exciting stories of organisms using chemical signals as a basis of a sophisticated communication system. In many instances, chemical signals can provide more detailed and accurate information than any other mode of communication, yet this world is hidden from us because of ... Read more

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