What a fish knows : the inner lives of our underwater cousins /
Balcombe, Jonathan P.,
What a fish knows : the inner lives of our underwater cousins / Jonathan Balcombe. - First edition. - viii, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The misunderstood fish -- Part II. What a fish perceives. What a fish sees ; What a fish hears, smells, and tastes ; Navigation, touch, and beyond -- Part III. What a fish feels. Pain, consciousness, and awareness ; From stress to joy -- Part IV. What a fish thinks. Fins, scales, and intelligence ; Tools, plans, and monkey minds -- Part V. Who a fish knows. Suspended together ; Social contracts ; Cooperation, democracy, and peacekeeping -- Part VI. How a fish breeds. Sex lives ; Parenting styles -- Part VII. Fish out of water.
"The author of Second Nature challenges popular misconceptions to explore the complex lives of the planet's diverse fish species, drawing on the latest understandings in animal behavior and biology to reveal their self-awareness, elaborate courtship rituals and cooperative intelligence, "--NoveList.
9780374288211 0374288216
2015048629
Fishes--Behavior.
Fishes--Physiology.
Animal communication.
Animal intelligence.
What a fish knows : the inner lives of our underwater cousins / Jonathan Balcombe. - First edition. - viii, 288 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. The misunderstood fish -- Part II. What a fish perceives. What a fish sees ; What a fish hears, smells, and tastes ; Navigation, touch, and beyond -- Part III. What a fish feels. Pain, consciousness, and awareness ; From stress to joy -- Part IV. What a fish thinks. Fins, scales, and intelligence ; Tools, plans, and monkey minds -- Part V. Who a fish knows. Suspended together ; Social contracts ; Cooperation, democracy, and peacekeeping -- Part VI. How a fish breeds. Sex lives ; Parenting styles -- Part VII. Fish out of water.
"The author of Second Nature challenges popular misconceptions to explore the complex lives of the planet's diverse fish species, drawing on the latest understandings in animal behavior and biology to reveal their self-awareness, elaborate courtship rituals and cooperative intelligence, "--NoveList.
9780374288211 0374288216
2015048629
Fishes--Behavior.
Fishes--Physiology.
Animal communication.
Animal intelligence.