Avian Cognition

Avian Cognition

by Debra S. Herrmann
Released January 2016
Publisher(s): CRC Press
ISBN: 9781498748438

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Book description

Unlike any other book, Avian Cognition thoroughly examines avian intelligence, behavior, and individuality. Preferences, choices, motivation, and habits of species, flocks, and individual birds are discussed and compared. This book investigates who birds are and why they do what they do. Daily, seasonal, and play activities, creativity, reasoning a

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover (1/3)
  2. Front Cover (2/3)
  3. Front Cover (3/3)
  4. Contents
  5. Dedication (1/3)
  6. Dedication (2/3)
  7. Dedication (3/3)
  8. Preface (1/3)
  9. Preface (2/3)
  10. Preface (3/3)
  11. Acknowledgments (1/3)
  12. Acknowledgments (2/3)
  13. Acknowledgments (3/3)
  14. List of Tables
  15. List of Figures
  16. List of Photographs
  17. About the Author
  18. 1. What is Intelligence Anyway? (1/5)
  19. 1. What is Intelligence Anyway? (2/5)
  20. 1. What is Intelligence Anyway? (3/5)
  21. 1. What is Intelligence Anyway? (4/5)
  22. 1. What is Intelligence Anyway? (5/5)
  23. 2. Heron (1/10)
  24. 2. Heron (2/10)
  25. 2. Heron (3/10)
  26. 2. Heron (4/10)
  27. 2. Heron (5/10)
  28. 2. Heron (6/10)
  29. 2. Heron (7/10)
  30. 2. Heron (8/10)
  31. 2. Heron (9/10)
  32. 2. Heron (10/10)
  33. 3. Canada Geese (1/15)
  34. 3. Canada Geese (2/15)
  35. 3. Canada Geese (3/15)
  36. 3. Canada Geese (4/15)
  37. 3. Canada Geese (5/15)
  38. 3. Canada Geese (6/15)
  39. 3. Canada Geese (7/15)
  40. 3. Canada Geese (8/15)
  41. 3. Canada Geese (9/15)
  42. 3. Canada Geese (10/15)
  43. 3. Canada Geese (11/15)
  44. 3. Canada Geese (12/15)
  45. 3. Canada Geese (13/15)
  46. 3. Canada Geese (14/15)
  47. 3. Canada Geese (15/15)
  48. 4. Mallard Ducks (1/12)
  49. 4. Mallard Ducks (2/12)
  50. 4. Mallard Ducks (3/12)
  51. 4. Mallard Ducks (4/12)
  52. 4. Mallard Ducks (5/12)
  53. 4. Mallard Ducks (6/12)
  54. 4. Mallard Ducks (7/12)
  55. 4. Mallard Ducks (8/12)
  56. 4. Mallard Ducks (9/12)
  57. 4. Mallard Ducks (10/12)
  58. 4. Mallard Ducks (11/12)
  59. 4. Mallard Ducks (12/12)
  60. 5. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (1/3)
  61. 5. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (2/3)
  62. 5. Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (3/3)
  63. 6. Cardinal (1/4)
  64. 6. Cardinal (2/4)
  65. 6. Cardinal (3/4)
  66. 6. Cardinal (4/4)
  67. 7. Budgerigar (1/15)
  68. 7. Budgerigar (2/15)
  69. 7. Budgerigar (3/15)
  70. 7. Budgerigar (4/15)
  71. 7. Budgerigar (5/15)
  72. 7. Budgerigar (6/15)
  73. 7. Budgerigar (7/15)
  74. 7. Budgerigar (8/15)
  75. 7. Budgerigar (9/15)
  76. 7. Budgerigar (10/15)
  77. 7. Budgerigar (11/15)
  78. 7. Budgerigar (12/15)
  79. 7. Budgerigar (13/15)
  80. 7. Budgerigar (14/15)
  81. 7. Budgerigar (15/15)
  82. 8. Zebra Finch (1/8)
  83. 8. Zebra Finch (2/8)
  84. 8. Zebra Finch (3/8)
  85. 8. Zebra Finch (4/8)
  86. 8. Zebra Finch (5/8)
  87. 8. Zebra Finch (6/8)
  88. 8. Zebra Finch (7/8)
  89. 8. Zebra Finch (8/8)
  90. 9. Meyer’s Parrot and Red-bellied Parrot (1/10)
  91. 9. Meyer’s Parrot and Red-bellied Parrot (2/10)
  92. 9. Meyer’s Parrot and Red-bellied Parrot (3/10)
  93. 9. Meyer’s Parrot and Red-bellied Parrot (4/10)
  94. 9. Meyer’s Parrot and Red-bellied Parrot (5/10)
  95. 9. Meyer’s Parrot and Red-bellied Parrot (6/10)
  96. 9. Meyer’s Parrot and Red-bellied Parrot (7/10)
  97. 9. Meyer’s Parrot and Red-bellied Parrot (8/10)
  98. 9. Meyer’s Parrot and Red-bellied Parrot (9/10)
  99. 9. Meyer’s Parrot and Red-bellied Parrot (10/10)
  100. 10. Indian Ringneck Parakeet (1/7)
  101. 10. Indian Ringneck Parakeet (2/7)
  102. 10. Indian Ringneck Parakeet (3/7)
  103. 10. Indian Ringneck Parakeet (4/7)
  104. 10. Indian Ringneck Parakeet (5/7)
  105. 10. Indian Ringneck Parakeet (6/7)
  106. 10. Indian Ringneck Parakeet (7/7)
  107. 11. Mitred Conure (1/6)
  108. 11. Mitred Conure (2/6)
  109. 11. Mitred Conure (3/6)
  110. 11. Mitred Conure (4/6)
  111. 11. Mitred Conure (5/6)
  112. 11. Mitred Conure (6/6)
  113. 12. Avian Communication Patterns (1/4)
  114. 12. Avian Communication Patterns (2/4)
  115. 12. Avian Communication Patterns (3/4)
  116. 12. Avian Communication Patterns (4/4)
  117. Conclusion
  118. Annex A: Glossary (1/2)
  119. Annex A: Glossary (2/2)
  120. Annex B: Bibliography (1/2)
  121. Annex B: Bibliography (2/2)
  122. Annex C: Observation Locations and Populations
  123. Annex D: Budgerigars and Children: A Tribute to Perky
  124. Annex E: External Factors to Consider When Giving a Bird a Medical Exam
  125. Back Cover

Product information

  • Title: Avian Cognition
  • Author(s): Debra S. Herrmann
  • Release date: January 2016
  • Publisher(s): CRC Press
  • ISBN: 9781498748438