Dolphin Communication And Cognition: Past, Present, And Future (mit Press)
by Denise L. Herzing /
2015 / English / PDF
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Experts survey the latest research on dolphin communication
and cognition, offering a comprehensive reference to findings in
the laboratory and from the field.
Experts survey the latest research on dolphin communication
and cognition, offering a comprehensive reference to findings in
the laboratory and from the field.
Dolphin 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.
Dolphin 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.
The 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.
The 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.Contributors
ContributorsMats 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 Würsig
Mats 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 Würsig
