{"product_id":"dolphin-communication-and-cognition-isbn-9780262549622","title":"Dolphin Communication and Cognition","description":"\u003cb\u003eExperts survey the latest research on dolphin communication and cognition, offering a comprehensive reference to findings in the laboratory and from the field.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDolphin researchers have collected an impressive amount of data over the last twenty years, thanks to advances in technology for monitoring, recording, and analyzing dolphin behavior as well as increasing interest in exploring and modeling dolphins' cognitive capacities. This volume offers a comprehensive reference to the latest research on dolphin communication and cognition, reporting on findings from both the laboratory and the field. The contributors review a wide range of topics, including vocalization, abstract reasoning abilities, imitation and learning, social cognition, echolocation, and ethical issues in working with cetaceans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book begins by examining the dolphin brain and its evolution, the anatomy of its unique sound production and reception systems, and its sensory abilities. It next treats communication, reviewing the complexity of dolphins' vocalization, and then describes research on cognition, from both experimental and developmental perspectives. Finally, the book considers the future of dolphin research, including a series of provocative questions that remain unanswered, posed by the volume's expert contributors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMats Amundin, Whitlow Au, Ted W. Cranford, Nicola Erdsack, John Ford, Wolf Hanke, Louis M. Herman, Denise L. Herzing, Christine M. Johnson, Petr Krysl, Stan Kuczaj, Marc Lammers, Lori Marino, Paul Nachtigall, Julie Oswald, Adam A. Pack, Heidi Pearson, Sam Ridgway, Jeanette Thomas, Randall Wells, Thomas I. White, Hal Whitehead, Kelley Winship, Bernd WürsigPreface ix\u003cbr\u003e I Anatomy and Senses 1\u003cbr\u003e 1 The Brain: Evolution, Structure, and Function 3\u003cbr\u003e Lori Marino\u003cbr\u003e 2 Sound Production and Sound Reception in Delphinoids 19\u003cbr\u003e Ted W. Cranford, Mats Amundin, and Petr Krysl\u003cbr\u003e 3 Ecology and Evolution of Dolphin Sensory Systems 49\u003cbr\u003e Wolf Hanke and Nicola Erdsack\u003cbr\u003e II Dolphin Communication 75\u003cbr\u003e 4 Dolphin Societies: Structure and Function 77\u003cbr\u003e Bernd W ü rsig and Heidi C. Pearson\u003cbr\u003e 5 Analyzing the Acoustic Communication of Dolphins 107\u003cbr\u003e Marc O. Lammers and Julie N. Oswald\u003cbr\u003e 6 Making Sense of It All: Multimodal Dolphin Communication 139\u003cbr\u003e Denise L. Herzing\u003cbr\u003e III Dolphin Cognition 173\u003cbr\u003e 7 Experimental Studies of Dolphin Cognitive Abilities 175\u003cbr\u003e Adam A. Pack\u003cbr\u003e 8 How Do Dolphin Calves Make Sense of Their World? 201\u003cbr\u003e Stan A. Kuczaj II and Kelley A. Winship\u003cbr\u003e IV Future Directions of Dolphin Research 227\u003cbr\u003e 9 The Cognitive Ecology of Dolphin Social Engagement 229\u003cbr\u003e Christine M. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e 10 Whales, Dolphins, and Ethics: A Primer 257\u003cbr\u003e Thomas I. White\u003cbr\u003e 11 Visions of the Future 271\u003cbr\u003e Whitlow Au, John Ford, Louis M. Herman, Paul Nachtigall, Sam Ridgway, Jeanette\u003cbr\u003e Thomas, Randall Wells, Hal Whitehead, Christine M. Johnson, and Denise L. Herzing\u003cbr\u003e Contributors 299\u003cbr\u003e Index 301Denise L. Herzing is Research Director and Founder of the Wild Dolphin Project and an Affiliate Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida Atlantic University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristine M. Johnson is on the faculty of the Department of Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302368760037,"sku":"NP9780262549622","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262549622.jpg?v=1767725491","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/dolphin-communication-and-cognition-isbn-9780262549622","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}