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The Sensory Ecology of Birds

Oxford Avian Biology Series

By (author) Graham R. Martin
Format: Hardback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom
Published: 9th Feb 2017
Dimensions: w 161mm h 240mm d 22mm
Weight: 662g
ISBN-10: 0199694532
ISBN-13: 9780199694532
Barcode No: 9780199694532
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Synopsis
Birds are renowned for their exceptional vision and the way that this enables them to survive and navigate the world in such a unique way. However, it is now recognised that avian behaviour is guided by information drawn from many different senses which are then used in integrated and complementary ways to answer the many different sensory challenges posed by specific environments and particular tasks. Understanding how sensory information is used by birds has important applications in conservation, such as providing vital insights into why birds are prone to collisions with structures like power lines and wind turbines, and why so many diving birds become entrapped in nets. A sensory ecology approach suggests how these problems can be mitigated. The Sensory Ecology of Birds ranges widely across species, environments, and behaviours to present a synthesis that challenges previous assumptions about the information that controls the behaviour of birds. A bird may use a wide range and combination of sensory information that comes from sight, hearing, smell, mechanoreception, taste, and magnetoreception. It may also include specific refinements of senses, such as echolocation and remote touch from the bill. The book recognises that there are many complex and subtle trade-offs and complementarities of information between different types of sensory information. This accessible text will be of interest to a wide ornithological readership, from undergraduates to researchers as well as a broader audience of behavioural ecologists and evolutionary biologists.

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The Sensory Ecology of Birds is a timely, integrative, and valuable book that should be on the reading list of anyone with an interest in either birds or sensory ecology broadly. * Martin Stevens, The Quarterly Review of Biology * Everyone should read this book, they will almost certainly regard birds with a new sense of wonder and respect, with better insights into what the world is really like for them. * Rob Robinson, British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) *