Nature's compass [electronic resource] : the mystery of animal navigation / James L. Gould, Carol Grant Gould.
Gould, James L., 1945-; Gould, Carol Grant.
2012
QL782 .G68 2012eb
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Title Nature's compass [electronic resource] : the mystery of animal navigation / James L. Gould, Carol Grant Gould.
Author Gould, James L., 1945-
ISBN 9781400841660 (electronic bk. )
9780691140452
Publication Details Princeton : Princeton University Press, c2012.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiii, 294 p.) : ill., maps.
Call Number QL782 .G68 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 591.56/8
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Gould, Carol Grant.
Series Science essentials
Available in Other Form Nature's compass.
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