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Author |
: Rüdiger Wehner |
Publisher |
: Harvard University Press |
Total Pages |
: 401 |
Release |
: 2020-02-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780674247925 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0674247922 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Desert Navigator by : Rüdiger Wehner
Winner of the Association of American Publishers PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences A world-renowned researcher of animal behavior reveals the extraordinary orienteering skills of desert ants, offering a thrilling account of the sophisticated ways insects function in their natural environments. Cataglyphis desert ants are agile ultrarunners who can tolerate near-lethal temperatures when they forage in the hot midday sun. But it is their remarkable navigational abilities that make these ants so fascinating to study. Whether in the Sahara or its ecological equivalents in the Namib Desert and Australian Outback, the Cataglyphis navigators can set out foraging across vast expanses of desert terrain in search of prey, and then find the shortest way home. For almost half a century, Rüdiger Wehner and his collaborators have devised elegant experiments to unmask how they do it. Through a lively and lucid narrative, Desert Navigator offers a firsthand look at the extraordinary navigational skills of these charismatic desert dwellers and the experiments that revealed how they strategize and solve complex problems. Wehner and his team discovered that these insect navigators use visual cues in the sky that humans are unable to see, the Earth’s magnetic field, wind direction, a step counter, and panoramic “snapshots” of landmarks, among other resources. The ants combine all of this information to steer an optimal course. At any given time during their long journey, they know exactly where to go. It is no wonder these nimble and versatile creatures have become models in the study of animal navigation. Desert Navigator brings to light the marvelous capacity and complexity found in these remarkable insects and shows us how mini brains can solve mega tasks.
Author |
: Tristan Gooley |
Publisher |
: The Experiment |
Total Pages |
: 320 |
Release |
: 2012-06-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781615191550 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1615191550 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Natural Navigator by : Tristan Gooley
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Secret World of Weather and The Lost Art of Reading Nature’s Signs, learn to tap into nature and notice the hidden clues all around you Before GPS, before the compass, and even before cartography, humankind was navigating. Now this singular guide helps us rediscover what our ancestors long understood—that a windswept tree, the depth of a puddle, or a trill of birdsong can help us find our way, if we know what to look and listen for. Adventurer and navigation expert Tristan Gooley unlocks the directional clues hidden in the sun, moon, stars, clouds, weather patterns, lengthening shadows, changing tides, plant growth, and the habits of wildlife. Rich with navigational anecdotes collected across ages, continents, and cultures, The Natural Navigator will help keep you on course and open your eyes to the wonders, large and small, of the natural world.
Author |
: David Adam |
Publisher |
: Paulist Press |
Total Pages |
: 132 |
Release |
: 2000 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0809139944 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780809139941 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Desert in the Ocean by : David Adam
Uses the early-tenth-century Celtic poem the Voyage of Brendan, an account of the saint's journeys across the sea in search of the "promised land of the Saints," as a guide to our own spiritual call and adventure.
Author |
: David Seidman |
Publisher |
: McGraw-Hill Professional |
Total Pages |
: 173 |
Release |
: 2001-01-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780071542890 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0071542892 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Essential Wilderness Navigator: How to Find Your Way in the Great Outdoors, Second Edition by : David Seidman
Now with full-color topographic maps and featuring the latest on electronic navigation, The Essential Wilderness Navigator is the clearest and most up-to-date route-finding primer available. Providing readers with exercises for developing a directional ‘sixth sense,’ tips on mastering the art of map- and compass-reading, and comprehensive updates on a range of technological advances, this perennially popular guide is more indispensable than ever.
Author |
: Nathaniel Bowditch |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 798 |
Release |
: 1912 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCAL:$C39755 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (55 Downloads) |
Synopsis American Practical Navigator by : Nathaniel Bowditch
Author |
: John Lawrence Stewart |
Publisher |
: McGraw-Hill Companies |
Total Pages |
: 232 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: WISC:89069262350 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Forbidden Diary by : John Lawrence Stewart
"A nineteen-year-old navigator with the illustrious 8th Air Force during World War II ... kept a private journal of each of his 31 missions, along with maps he routinely gathered in briefings."--Jacket.
Author |
: Morris West |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 520 |
Release |
: 2017-08-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1525256440 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781525256448 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Navigator by : Morris West
"Son of a Norwegian master-mariner and grandson of Kaloni, the last of the great Polynesian navigators, Gunnar Thorkild is a man consumed by a dream. Convinced that the Polynesians' legendary Island of the Dead is real, he risks his career, his life-and those of his fellow adventurers-to find it. Shipwrecked on the very island they seek, the castaways are forced to leave behind everything they know and rely upon. To survive in this lush tropical paradise, they must make new laws of power and property, of sex and marriage. The Navigator is a gripping tale of sea lore, shipwreck and moral courage. This is a great read and . . . will make you think.' Amazon review Hypnotic from start to finish. Chicago Sun-Times"
Author |
: Andrew R. Friedemann |
Publisher |
: Andrew Friedemann |
Total Pages |
: 161 |
Release |
: 2010 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780620461634 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0620461632 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Navigation Anyplace Wild by : Andrew R. Friedemann
Author |
: Jamal Mahjoub |
Publisher |
: African Writers Series |
Total Pages |
: 204 |
Release |
: 1989 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105034775077 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Navigation of a Rainmaker by : Jamal Mahjoub
This first novel follows the journey of a young man from a mixed family who travels from Britain to the Sudan to claim his heritage from his father. As famine inexorably moves into the western part of the country, Tanner finds himself the embodiment of the same malaise gripping Africa.
Author |
: Department of the Army |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 195 |
Release |
: 2004-07-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781599217390 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1599217392 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis U.S. Army Map Reading and Land Navigation Handbook by : Department of the Army
The U.S. Army's official guide to teaching soldiers the invaluable skill of map reading, determining location, and navigating.