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    • Acoustic Communication in Birds

      • 1st Edition
      • March 28, 1983
      • Kroodsma
      • English
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 1 2 4 2 6 8 0 1 2
      • eBook
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      Acoustic Communication in Birds, Volume 1: Production, Perception, and Design Features of Sounds presents the scientific study of bird vocalizations. This book discusses the relations between the physical structure of bird vocalization and their quality as perceived by the recipient. Organized into nine chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the first sound recording of bird sound. This text then outlines some of the complex processes and events between sound production and behavior response to sound. Other chapters consider the study of neural control of vocalizations in birds. This book discusses as well the acoustic information transmitted through the wide range of habitats plays a crucial role in different avian behaviors, including individual and species recognition, territorial defense, mate selection, and song learning. The final chapter deals with a more detailed functional interpretation of a particular sound. This book is a valuable resource for ornithologists, ethologists, and research workers.

    • Advances in Child Development and Behavior

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 17
      • February 21, 1983
      • English
      • eBook
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      Advances in Child Development and Behavior is intended to provide scholarly technical articles that serve as reference material and provide a forum for scholarly speculation. In these documented critical reviews, recent advances in the field are summarized and integrated; complexities are exposed; and fresh viewpoints are offered. They should be useful not only to the expert in the area but also to the general reader.

    • Handbook of Econometrics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 1
      • November 1, 1983
      • M.D. Intriligator + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 9 3 3 0 2 5 7 4
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 9 3 3 6 1 0
      The Handbook is a definitive reference source and teaching aid for econometricians. It examines models, estimation theory, data analysis and field applications in econometrics. Comprehensive surveys, written by experts, discuss recent developments at a level suitable for professional use by economists, econometricians, statisticians, and in advanced graduate econometrics courses.For more information on the Handbooks in Economics series, please see our home page on http://www.elsevier....

    • The Enzymes

      • 3rd Edition
      • Volume 16
      • December 1, 1983
      • English
      • eBook
        9 7 8 0 0 8 0 8 6 5 9 3 5

    • General Competitive Analysis

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 12
      • December 31, 1983
      • Kenneth J. Arrow + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
        9 7 8 1 4 9 3 3 0 2 5 2 9
      • Hardback
        9 7 8 0 4 4 4 8 5 4 9 7 1
      • eBook
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    • Religious Studies

      • 1st Edition
      • January 1, 1983
      • David Stent
      • English
      • Paperback
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      • eBook
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      Religious Studies Made Simple discusses the historical background, beliefs, and practices of religions that influence the world, particular Christianity. The text reviews the development of religion from Hinduism, Judaism, Buddhism, and Christianity. The Hindu religion is over 3,000 years old and teaches that there are different gods. The author traces the roots of Judaism to Abraham—this is the first religion to teach monotheism. Siddhartha Gautama is the founder of Buddhism, a religion that teaches compassion to all living beings. The author explains that Christianity started as an answer to some Jewish expectation of a messiah. For Christians, Jesus Christ is regarded as the savior. The author discusses the Christian approach to issues such as responsibilities to self, to family, to society, and the Christian attitude to war. The author also addresses the ethical problems that medical developments have presented to Christian, as well as discrimination issues such as apartheid. This book is intended for candidates pursuing an A level course in Religious Studies, and students or academicians interested in philosophy, divinity or social studies.

    • Introductory Dynamical Oceanography

      • 2nd Edition
      • January 1, 1983
      • Stephen Pond + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      'Introductory Dynamical Oceanography' 2nd ed provides an introduction to Dynamical Physical Oceanography at a level suitable for senior year undergraduate students in the sciences and for graduate students entering oceanography. It aims to present the basic objectives, procedures and successes and to state some of the present limitations of dynamical oceanography and its relations to descriptive physical oceanography. The first edition has been thoroughly revised and updated and the new work includes reference to the Practical Salinity Scale 1978, the International Equation of State 1980 and the beta-spiral technique for calculating absolute currents from the density distribution. In addition the description of mixed-layer models has been updated and the chapters on Waves and on Tides have been substantially revised and enlarged, with emphasis on internal waves in the Waves chapter. While the text is self-contained readers are recommended to acquaint themselves with the general aspects of descriptive (synoptic) oceanography in order to be aware of the character of the ocean which the dynamical oceanographer is attempting to explain by referring to Pickard and Emery's 'Descriptive Physical Oceanography' 4th edition.

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