Dolphin communication and cognition : past, present, and future / edited by Denise L. Herzing and Christine M. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Herzing, Denise L., editor.

Johnson, Christine M. (Christine Mary), editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dolphins--Behavior.

Dolphins.

Dolphins--Psychology.

Animal communication.

Cognition in animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 310 pages) : illustrations

Other Title:

MIT Press CogNet.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, [2015]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"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"--MIT CogNet.

Contents:

The brain : evolution, structure, and function / Lori Marino

Sound production and sound reception in delphinoids / Ted W. Cranford, Mats Amundin, and Petr Krysl

Ecology and evolution of dolphin sensory systems / Wolf Hanke and Nicola Erdsack

Dolphin societies : structure and function / Bernd Würsig and Heidi C. Pearson

Analyzing the acoustic communication of dolphins / Marc O. Lammers and Julie N. Oswald

Making sense of it all : multimodal dolphin communication / Denise L. Herzing

Experimental studies of dolphin cognitive abilities / Adam A. Pack

How do dolphin calves make sense of their world? / Stan A. Kuczaj II and Kelley A. Winship

The cognitive ecology of dolphin social engagement / Christine M. Johnson

Whales, dolphins, and ethics : a primer / Thomas I. White

Visions of the future / Whitlow Au, John Ford, Louis M. Herman, Paul Nachtigall, Sam Ridgway, Jeanette Thomas, Randall Wells, Hal Whitehead, Christine M. Johnson, and Denise L. Herzing.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Dolphin communication and cognition

ISBN:

9780262331852

0262331853

9780262331869

0262331861

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